Compulsive Hoarding? Or simply lazy?
I didn't understand it. Even if they were sleazy, that looked way too much.
Maybe he just hasn't had a chance to take his recylables to the center. I can feel for him then:)
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I figure he's a pack rat or whatever word you describe a person who doesn't bother to take out their own trash.
shareI think it was just to illustrate how terrible the family's life was. Sachiko was a mental wreck and her husband didn't really care about anything.
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There's this phenomena in Japan where people (usually young men) become recluses in their own homes, living off of relatives or some other means and only leaving to buy supplies. I'm assuming that this was the case for the father, where his failure in every aspect of live drove him to shun society and live off his wife (who had plenty of issues herself).
shareFZ-FX has it, I think. Kon seems to be trying to depict an example of a Hikikomori, or "accute social withdrawl."
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/magazine/15japanese.html or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori.
Usually this term refers specifically to children who hole up in their parent's house, but others have suggested that there is room for this term to be applied to a broader cross section of society.
Oh and while many people might be aware that Japanese dwellings tend to be small by western standards, not many have taken into consideration that the Japanese are by and large consumers on par with Americans, meaning many living spaces are crammed full of stuff. Think habit trails in a hamster home, with people threading their way between stacks of boxes and memorabilia. Not all homes, but many, and the movie is obviously not depicting this as the stacks of stuff are usually clean and tidy, not in garbage bags. Still, most Japanese don't entertain at home for a variety of reasons, space being one of the most prominent ones.
I didn't get the impression he was a hikikomori. It seemed to me like he was just depressed over everything that went on and didn't care enough anymore to take care of his responsibilities (e.g cleaning his apartment).
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I laughed at "baby thief".
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