GACHI BOI WRESTLING WITH A MEMORY (GÂCHI BOI) Alt_Cinema

Every morning, the 20-year-old low student lgarashi (Ryuto Sato) wakes up able to remember only a
portion of his life-the port that happened prior to a bicycle occident that damaged his frontal cortex and
temporal lobe. Resorting to copious notes and Polaroids, lgoroshi tries to cull together some semblance of
continuity to his life that will validate and confirm his existence. But he’s unable to succeed at his studies.
He does, however, find a possible solution in his school’s pro wrestling club. Collegiate pro wrestling
differs from “real” pro wrestling in that it focuses on the entertainment and comedic, storytelling aspects
of the sport-aspects that enthrall lgarashi to no end. Seeing this as on opportunity to feel olive again,
he joins up and is openly welcomed by the club, which has seen its popularity dwindle . Unaware of
lgarashi’s condition, the club members ore mystified at his inability to learn even the simplest staging,
and when his much anticipated debut match comes along, lgarashi ends up improvising most of it, to the
great delight of viewers. Soon, he has drown a large following and is single-handedly boosting the club’s
popularity to on all-time high. Just when he seems to hove overcome his fate, lgarashi is dealt another
challenging blow. This surprisingly poignant yet wildly funny comedy-on audience favorite at several
international film festivals (Grand Prix at the Udine For East Film Festival)-immediately puts young director
Norihiro Koizumi on the map.