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Hakuchi: The Innocent

1999 · 146 min

A strange, slow, dreamlike drift through a bombed-out world where entertainment and war blur together.

Overview: In a future where World War II never ended, Japan is decimated by nightly bombings. The only building left standing is known as the Media Station, a broadcasting center responsible for all of Japan's entertainment.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, satirical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: War, media, survival, power
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
media
survival
power
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild