Fuku
Director: Maninder Chana
Year: 2007
Genre: Short
Running Time: 12 minutes
Language: Japanese (with English subtitles)
Country: Canada
Format: Beta

Big boss has been betrayed. Akito, a young punk, whome Big Boss had been grooming to take his place has left his comfortable position position as a protege to try and set up his own territorial market. But Akito has found his ambition exceeds his reach and now finds himself crawling back to Big Boss, asking for forgivemss and a second chance. The insult, however is too much to bare. Big Boss knows he must make an example out of Akito or risk losing face with the other bosses. Big boss arranges a meeting with Akito at a busy, exclusive upscale restaurant. Knowing Akito's affinity for the high-life and exotic tastes, Big Boss arranges a dinner surprise: blowsfish. Blowfish can be fatal if not cooked properly. KNowing this Big Boss places his own people in the restaurant in order to sabotage the menu.

After Akito bites into a piece of the the blowfish, the pain starts to hit him almost immediately. Big Boss watches, cold and silently as the boy he once thought as a son dies before his very eyes. But what Big Boss doesn't realize is that Akito is tougher than he had given him credit for. Years of eating blowfish has boosted his immunity to the poisin - if only temporarily. It's enough though to buy Akito some time. He springs back to life challenging Big Boss to a final Bloody showdown. All the while, the poison is overtaking Akito. And it quickly becomes a race against time to see who will come out on top .... or if anyone will at all.

Showtime(s):

Sat., August 12th 2007 @ 6:00pm
NFB Mediatheque: John Spotton Theatre
150 John St. Toronto, Ont. M5V 3C36