Five directors. One highway. Zero rules. Japanese cinema's weirdest road trip.
The anthology film R246 Story centers around the major Japanese highway Route 246. Originating in Chiyoda Ward's Miyakezaka district, the 122.7 kilometers long Route 246 passes through Japanese trendsetting areas such as Aoyama, Omotesando, Harajuku, and Shibuya, on its way to Numazu City in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Direction
Five wildly different visions colliding on one stretch of asphalt.
Production
Route 246 itself becomes a character—glitzy, grimy, gloriously specific.
Director
VERBAL
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Genki Sudo was an MMA fighter and techno-pop performer before directing—his segment reportedly includes both talents in ways that defy explanation.
Route 246 is Japan's fashion artery; filming without permits in Harajuku during the 2008 recession captured a specific Tokyo that barely exists now.
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