Funky Forest: The First Contact, also known as Naisu no mori: The First Contact or Funky Forest: The First Encounter is a 2005 Japanese movie

Cinema of Japan

The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...

 written and directed by Katsuhito Ishii

Katsuhito Ishii

-Work:Katsuhito Ishii began directing commercials in 1992, receiving numerous awards in this field. His first short film The Promise of August, shot in 1995, went on to receive the Japanese Film Grand Prix in the Fantastic Video Section of the 1995 Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival Ishii...

, Hajimine Ishimine and Shunichiro Miki. The movie is composed of several storylines, some of which coincide, most of which are comical.

It had already accumulated a cult following before its showing at the 2006 Fantastic Fest

Fantastic Fest

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. It was released on Region 1 DVD

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in March 2008.