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Lost Paradise: Riding Habit Harakiri

1990 · 34 min

A short, punishing plunge into ritual self-destruction, scored to abrasive noise and lingering on flesh and finality until it feels like a waking nightmare.

Overview: Directed by Masami Akita,who is also one of Japan's leading noise musicians under the name Merzbow. With a soundtrack by the director himself, this intense and ultra-gory seppuku film shows a young woman taking her own life by an act of ritual harakiri.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
madness
violence
identity
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	2
Horror	9
Humour	0
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	8
Darkness	10
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	9

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