简介：Dopeoplewhotrytokillthemselvesnotwanttoliveanymore?No,notatall,saysthehotelemployeeinShellandJoint,awomanwhohasmademultipleattemptsherself,includingbyjumpingintoashark-infestedsea.Deadlyserious,shetellshercolleaguesheblamesitallonabacteriathatcontrolshermind. Short-filmmakerHirabayashiIsamu'sfeaturefilmdebutisfulloftheseoffbeatconversations.HeportraysvariouscharactersataJapanesecapsulehotelinaseriesofabsurdistsketches.Onemomentpuppetryinsectsphilosophiseaboutdeath,thenextabunchofmendiscusserectionsinthesauna.Hirabayashiusestight,staticframing,makingeverythingextrasurreal,andmasterfullyforgesitintoafascinatingwholethatexaminesthedistinctionbetweenmanandinsectandthethinlinebetweenexistenceandnon-existence.…