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Lost Chapter of Snow: Passion

1985 · 100 min

A quiet, lingering Japanese drama that drifts through memory and suspicion with long, unhurried takes.

Directed by
Shinji Sōmai
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Yuki Saito, Takaaki Enoki, Masanori Sera
Overview
Iori, taken from an orphanage by a family for domestic work, runs away and is adopted and raised by two young men. Ten years later, she crosses paths with her former step-sister, who is soon poisoned to death, Iori being the prime suspect.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Shinji Sōmai
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Yuki Saito, Takaaki Enoki, Masanori Sera
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • identity
    • isolation
    • betrayal
    • memory
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    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
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Shinji Sōmai
    Written by
    Yōzō Tanaka
    Starring
    Yuki Saito, Takaaki Enoki, Masanori Sera, Leonard Kuma, Chigusa Takayama, Mai Okamoto, Kyôko Fujimoto, Momoko Kôchi
    Music
    Lighthouse Project
    Cinematography
    Yukio Isohata
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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