Nishi's colleague paints, unable to find meaning; his dying wife rearranges tangrams to create endless meanings. A moment of quiet between them punctuates the nihilism as they collaborate over desserts and a cigarette.
1997. Dir. Takeshi "Beat" Kitano. Also starring Ren Ôsugi. Score by Joe Hisaishi. Drawings, paintings, and written by Takeshi Kitano.
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