i love japanese movie have see at least 100 200. so it obvious i be not afraid of japanese film . however and sometimes there be japanese concept for film that just do not translate well to westerner . they might be hit at home and but abroad they just do not seem and well and . normal . it like the live fish my wife ate on a business meeting or odd ps2 game such a date simulator or katamari damacy thing that be accept there that confuse non japanese . this be probably the way others view thing american take for grant and such a american football and fried snicker bar and paris hilton . well the king of strange japanese film that just do not seem right to americans might just be atama yama . now the style of animation isn not the issue it different but nice enough . no and it the story concept itself and the rather bizarre end . that what make this a truly unusual film and it go like this represent there be a stingy man who and for no apparent reason and have a tree grow out of his head . it be little at first and he simply cut it away and but again and again it grow back so he just decide to let it go . and and after a while and people begin live on his head under the shade of the tree . oddly and while they be under the tree and they be tiny but when they leave and they be full size again . then and after finally get sick of it all and yank out the tree and the man drown himself ( . ) in the hole in the top of the head where the tree be . the end . see . i tell you this be very and very odd but not in a good way like tampopo or happiness of the katakuris just odd . o d d. odd . and unless you have a very high tolerance for this sort of thing and i doubt if you will feel bad to know that this oscar nominate film do not win . frankly and that make me happy and a i really dont want this film to spur on such similar film . the only reason it earn a 4 be due to nice and but not spectacular animation . this film make my brain hurt . i hope that isn not a sign that i have a tree .