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The current synopsis is a rambling blow by blow account in which you can't see the wood for the trees and reads like it's been translated into English. Looking back at the edit history, the original synopsis (quoted below) was much clearer and I'm tempted to revert apart from the fact that it doesn't say anything about what happens after Suzume becomes a spy (which happens 20 minutes into the film). IMHO this film is up there with Repo Man as a cult film about weird lifestyles (and the director Satoshi Miki is definitely notable) so it deserves a better article. I'll see if I can find any references that will allow me to expand on the themes of the film, failing that I'll try to at least fix up the synopsis to make the plot clearer. Samatarou (talk) 02:53, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Suzume Katagura (Juri Ueno) is an ordinary housewife whose spouse has been sent overseas on business. He keeps regular contact by phone, but is more concerned with the welfare of his pet turtle. She is bored and feeling ignored. Her mundane routine is disrupted one day when she spots a flier advertising for spies. Bored and now intrigued, she contacts them and is eventually instructed to go to a run-down apartment in the poorer section of town. She is greeted by unemployed Shizuo Kugitani (Ryô Iwamatsu) and a Etsuko Kugitani (Eri Fuse), a woman who makes announcements at shopping malls, as a married couple who both claim to be spies. As ordinary people with otherwise boring lives, they persuade Suzume to become a spy too.<ref name="RFF">
