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The Egoists

2011 · 136 min

A grim, slow descent into two damaged people clinging together while their pasts close in, more oppressive than romantic.

Directed by
Ryuichi Hiroki
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kengo Kora, Anne Suzuki, Nao Omori
Overview
Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole dancer he's been stuck on. They begin living together, but their happiness is short lived as their pasts torment them both.

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Directed by
Ryuichi Hiroki
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kengo Kora, Anne Suzuki, Nao Omori
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • love
  • crime
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Ryuichi Hiroki
Written by
Satoko Okudera
Starring
Kengo Kora, Anne Suzuki, Nao Omori, Shugo Oshinari, Jun Murakami, Toshie Negishi, Tomorowo Taguchi, Mako Midori
Cinematography
Atsuhiro Nabeshima
Runtime
136 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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