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The Assassination of Ryoma

1974 · 118 min

A stark, monochrome meditation on a doomed historical figure, more mood and atmosphere than plot.

Directed by
Kazuo Kuroki
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), the imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
How it feels
Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Politics, betrayal, fate, violence
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Kazuo Kuroki
Genres
Drama, Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    None
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Kazuo Kuroki
    Written by
    Kunio Shimizu, Yasushi Tanabe
    Starring
    Yoshio Harada, Renji Ishibashi, Rie Nakagawa, Kaori Momoi, Keisuke Noro, Ryo Tamura, Yūsaku Matsuda, Gō Awazu
    Music
    Teizō Matsumura
    Cinematography
    Masaki Tamura
    Runtime
    118 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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