In a near future where allergies have become an epidemic, music producer Haru half-heartedly dates post office clerk and mail thief Michi. He searches for violent ways to reactivate his life, she dreams of escaping abroad; both volunteer to test a new drug which may provide a cure.
Unfortunately the movie Barren Illusion is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Director |
| Production | Kenzo Horikoshi | Producer |
| Production | Hiroko Matsuda | Producer |
| Directing | Takeshi Furusawa | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Masahiro Onaga | Editor |
| Sound | Dai Soma | Music |
| Sound | Nobuyuki Kikuchi | Sound |
| Lighting | Takahide Shibanushi | Gaffer |
| Art | Chie Matsumoto | Production Design |
| Camera | Takahide Shibanushi | Director of Photography |