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简介：　　Katoisanaspiringscreenwritertreadingwater.Hespendshisdayspitchingstoriestooffbeatagentsandexecutiveswhoareanythingbutimpressed.Notthathehasrunoutofideas,theyjustdon’tseemtogoanywhere.UnlikehisrelationshipwithhisgirlfriendZigzag–thatoneisgoingdownthedrain.LittledoesKato–oranyone–knowthatlifeisabouttotakesomeseriouslyweirdturns.　　Whileouttobuythespecialbrandoffoodforhisgirlfriend’sdogCerberus,Katodiscoversanabandonedconveniencestorethattransformshistrajectory.Astumbleintoarefrigeratorcatapultshimintoarealmoffantasticalinspirationboostedbyaneccentriccouplehemeetsalongtheway.Mightthisbethekeytogettinghismojoback?　　MikiSatoshi(AdriftinTokyo,WhattoDowiththeDeadKaiju?)returnswithasurrealandquirkyindiefilmthatmanagestobebothcharminganddeeplyphilosophical.TeamingupwithJapanesecinemaexpertandnotablecriticforTheJapanTimesMarkSchilling(Art,CultandCommerce:JapaneseCinemaSince2000),ConvenienceStorytakesyouonaneccentricDanteanridebrimmingwithpsychologicaltensionandthezestofkarma.Fromthepurgatoryofwriter’sblock,toahellofanadventure,Kato’sjourneyisasatisfyingandthoughtfultale.　　源自：https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2023/films/convenience-story