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Poem

1972 · 137 min

A slow, quiet immersion into a fading household, where ritual and change collide under a watchful gaze.

Directed by: Akio Jissoji
Genres: Drama
Starring: Saburo Shinoda, Shin Kishida, Ryo Tamura

Overview: A rigidly devoted young servant lives in a decaying aristocratic household as its members drift toward modernity, hedonism, and financial collapse. While the family quarrels over the fate of their estate, he clings to tradition and ritual, becoming a quiet witness to the social change and emotional unrest around him.

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Directed by: Akio Jissoji
Genres: Drama
Starring: Saburo Shinoda, Shin Kishida, Ryo Tamura

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
identity
betrayal
trauma
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	3
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Akio Jissoji
Written by: Toshirō Ishidō
Starring: Saburo Shinoda, Shin Kishida, Ryo Tamura, Eiko Yanami, Eishin Tono, Hiroko Sakurai, Kanjūrō Arashi, Haruhiko Okamura
Cinematography: Masao Nakabori
Runtime: 137 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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