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Pacifier

1978 · 69 min

A quiet, slow domestic drama that drifts into uneasy intimacy, watching a married woman's routine life quietly come apart.

Overview: Fumie is a married woman. Her friend Sadako calls, inviting her to attend a "contraception class" at the housing complex...
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, betrayal, isolation, sexuality
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
betrayal
isolation
sexuality
family
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Satoru Kobayashi
Written by: Shōichi Ikeda
Starring: Mihoko Kuga, Midori Onuma, Kayoko Sugi, Maya Takagi, Yuko Izumi, Haruo Akiba, Jō Kaihō, Kumagaya Nakasen
Runtime: 69 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese