The Chicken

The Chicken

2020
14m
5.4

5.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

On an unseasonably hot day in November, Hiro, a Japanese immigrant in New York City, decides to butcher a live chicken for dinner. While showing his visiting cousin Kei around, the pair encounter a medical emergency on the street. After they mishandle the situation and end up causing more harm than good, Hiro cannot bring himself to kill the chicken. Throughout, Kei observes his cousin’s new lifestyle as Hiro and his pregnant wife prepare for their move to Chinatown. As the day wears on, Hiro and Kei’s actions highlight how their lives are complicit in the structural violence that surrounds them.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Zakkubalan
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Japanese English

Keywords

short film

Quick Facts

Release Date August 8, 2020
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt12754146
Website Visit Site

Cast

Junshin Soga
Junshin Soga

Hiro

Taiju Nakane
Taiju Nakane

Kei

Sandra Maren Schneider
Sandra Maren Schneider

Anna

Alan Chen
Alan Chen

CJ

Jordan Rodriguez
Jordan Rodriguez

First Cop

Florian Koenigsberger
Florian Koenigsberger

Second Cop

Kenta Koga
Kenta Koga

Barista

Nuuria Berg
Nuuria Berg

Cafe Patron

Daniel Witkin
Daniel Witkin

Cafe Patron

Karin Elgai
Karin Elgai

Cafe Patron

Charlie Gillette
Charlie Gillette

Cafe Patron

Geoff Lee
Geoff Lee

Q

Key Crew

Neo Sora
Director
Jane Ji
Producer
João Pereira-Webber
Producer
Aiko Masubuchi
Producer
Kenta Koga
Producer
Neo Sora
Screenplay
Albert Tholen
Producer
Jackson Segars
Producer