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Secret Chronicle: She Beast Market

1974 · 83 min

A grim, quietly observed slice of hardscrabble city life, heavy with hardship and tenderness, unfolding at a patient, sorrowful pace.

Directed by
Noboru Tanaka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Meika Seri, Junko Miyashita, Genshū Hanayagi
Overview
A strong-willed young prostitute, her mentally challenged brother, and her aging prostitute mother attempt to survive in 1970s Osaka.

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Directed by
Noboru Tanaka
Genres
Drama
Starring
Meika Seri, Junko Miyashita, Genshū Hanayagi
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 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
  • survival
  • family
  • isolation
  • class
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Noboru Tanaka
Written by
Akio Ido
Starring
Meika Seri, Junko Miyashita, Genshū Hanayagi, Shirō Yumemura, Moeko Ezawa, Sakumi Hagiwara, Akira Takahashi, Hyōe Enoki
Music
Yasuo Higuchi
Cinematography
Shōhei Andō
Runtime
83 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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