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Alone in the Night

1994 · 108 min

A grim, slow-burning revenge thriller that lingers on trauma and isolation, offering little relief but a steady, tense pull.

Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Yui Natsukawa, Jinpachi Nezu, Toshiyuki Nagashima

Overview: An undercover narcotics officer is killed, and after his funeral some yakuza break into his apartment and rape his wife, Nami, while looking for the drugs they claim he stole from them. Afterwards Nami attempts to commit suicide, but after being rescued by a mysterious yakuza she decides to infiltrate the gang and get revenge.

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Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Yui Natsukawa, Jinpachi Nezu, Toshiyuki Nagashima

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: revenge
trauma
crime
isolation
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Humour	1
Realism	7
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: drama, crime
Directed by: Takashi Ishii
Written by: Takashi Ishii
Starring: Yui Natsukawa, Jinpachi Nezu, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Kippei Shiina, Minori Terada, Kimiko Yo, Naoto Takenaka, Noriko Hayami
Music: Goro Yasukawa
Cinematography: Norimichi Kasamatsu
Runtime: 108 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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