Late Bloomer
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Late Bloomer is a 2004 Japanese film by Go Shibata
, about a handicapped serial killer
named Sumida.
Sumida is disabled with cerebral palsy
, but all he wants is to hang out with his friends and enjoy beer, rock and roll, and women. When his best friend steals his secret love, he embarks upon a cold-blooded rampage of revenge. The film is shot in grainy black and white and took over five years to make.
The film features the music of World's End Girlfriend
.
Go Shibata
is an independent Japanese film director.-Career:Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, he studied filmmaking at the Osaka University of Arts. His graduation film, NN-891102 screened at foreign film festivals and was released in theaters in Japan...
, about a handicapped serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
named Sumida.
Sumida is disabled with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
, but all he wants is to hang out with his friends and enjoy beer, rock and roll, and women. When his best friend steals his secret love, he embarks upon a cold-blooded rampage of revenge. The film is shot in grainy black and white and took over five years to make.
The film features the music of World's End Girlfriend
World's End Girlfriend
World's End Girlfriend is the musical project of Katsuhiko Maeda, whose work blends elements of electronica, classical music, and post-rock to create a style reminiscent of several other modern day bands.-Band:...
.