snake oil

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Name of the organization or individual

Absurd conte unit MELT

subsidy category

start-up subsidy

Grant Type

single year

The 3rd Startup Subsidy in FY 2023

MELT#3 "Snake Oil" (2024) Photo: Kota Baba

MELT#3 "Snake Oil" (2024) Photo: Kota Baba

MELT#3 "Snake Oil" (2024) Photo: Kota Baba

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Business Overview

The third performance of the absurd sketch unit MELT. Set in a society where the existence of the soul has been scientifically recognized, different skits are connected through music and images, creating a series of stories that revolve around past lives and the next, though it is an omnibus. [Summary] In a society where the existence of souls has been scientifically proven, even the history of previous lives can be assessed. One day, a man is called to act as a guarantor for his wife, who died suspiciously, and sees her moving and talking without a care in the world. A rotten smell creeps into the communal life of a moving dead wife and husband with only their souls left. The cat-shaped serving robot awakens to the emotions that appear there and predicts the end of humanity. Humans and non-humans unfold the entire history of forged sapiens. [Performers] Keita Ito, Taiki Kajimoto, Rin Emasu, Kazuya Butsubuchi, Momoko Moriya, Reina Hatano, Sumiya Hirata, Yuki Sato, Yosuke Sacai (live music), Yota Shibuki (voice) [Staff] Script: Yuto Uki Director: Sumiya Hirata Stage Director: Kentaro Nezu Shinta Tanaka Lighting: Hitoshi Nakamura Sound: Motoharu Shimizu Music: Yosuke Sacai Art: Nagatake Hakamada Advertisement Art: Miwa Kobayashi Advertisement Photo: Yukinao Hirai Video: Kota Baba, Tatsuki Yamasaki Distribution: Kota Baba, Sumiya Hirata

implementation period

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - Wednesday, May 1

Place of implementation

Oji Small Theater (Kita Ward, Tokyo)

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Profile

【 Absurd skit unit MELT】
A group of film director/writer/designer/cameraman/rapper/nursery school teacher born in 1998, established in 2022 to create and present absurd skits. It advocates "the deceptive native generation of the world." From social topics to dirty jokes, the aim is to fully translate worldly facts into comedy.