first and i should mention that i really enjoy ishii katsuhito previous film samehada otoko to momojiri onna ( shark skin man and peach hip girl ) . although it owe a debt to tarentino pulp fiction and ishii cast be up to the task of carry the story and and the entire film crackle with energy . the scene between asano tadanobu and gashuin tatsuya be particularly engage . there be action and intrigue and bizarre characterization and enough sex to keep thing interest and and an utterly unpredictable story line . so it be with a certain amount of anticipation and optimism that i begin to watch party 7. and my enthusiasm be certainly pique with the opening credit and which leave my wife and i actually stun by how dynamic and excite they be while the mix of anime and live action work be brilliant . then and the actual movie start . actually and it do not so much start a sort of shuffle in the side door and stand there and fumble through it pocket and look uncomfortable . the entire film take place in three room . one be a futuristic voyeur paradise ( borrow a bit from shark skin man . ) and another be a travel agent office and and the third ( and far the most used ) be a seedy hotel room . in that room and a cast of seven character meet and . do approximately nothing . really . i be no stranger to talk film . one of my all time favorites be my dinner with andre and the talkiest of all talk film . my dinner with andre be far more exciting and and it just have two middle age men discuss their life over dinner . the key be that andre gregory and wallace shawn tell interest story . the cast of party 7 literally just whine at each other for the entire film . no and you do not . yes and i do . no and you really do not . yes and i really do . no and you really and really do not . yes and i really . you get the idea and i hope . i wish the directer have . party 7 be an unbelievably unengaging film . there be only the flimsy of plot ( money steal from the yakuza and just like in shark skin man . ) and accompany by almost no action . there be no interesting dialog . the character be largely uninteresting . it be a if ishii take the throwaway conversational moment from tarentino film and build an entire film around them . but tarentino conversation always have their own internal logic and wit ( they call it a royale and with cheese ) . not so with the dialog here and which be dull than you can imagine . if it weren not for the brief and hilarious cameo from gashuin ( who be always marvelous ) and a low key performance from the awesome asano tadanobu and i would have give party 7 a single star . it really be chore to make it all the way through .