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Tsumugi

2004 · 61 min

A quiet, intimate drama of tangled attractions that lingers on longing and confusion more than on plot.

Directed by
Hidekazu Takahara
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Sora Aoi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Naha
Overview
Tsumugi, a girl with a crush on her teacher, discovers that the teacher is having an affair with another teacher. Complications ensue after Tsumugi manages to attract her teacher, but then begins falling for a fellow student.

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Directed by
Hidekazu Takahara
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Sora Aoi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Naha
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    • identity
    Places
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Hidekazu Takahara
    Written by
    Hidekazu Takahara
    Starring
    Sora Aoi, Satoshi Kobayashi, Takashi Naha, Shigeru Nakano, Chiyoko Sakamachi, Ren Suzuki
    Music
    Kentaro Nojima
    Cinematography
    Katsuji Oyamada
    Runtime
    61 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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