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Wuthering Heights

1988 · 143 min

A brooding, Gothic tragedy of obsessive love and revenge, steeped in ritual and volcanic dread.

Directed by: Yoshishige Yoshida
Genres: Drama
Starring: Yūsaku Matsuda, Yuko Tanaka, Rentaro Mikuni

Tagline: When I go to hell, you will be with me.....
Overview: Young orphan Onimaru is adopted by the wealthy Yamabe family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Kinu. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Kinu, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Mitsuhiko, a man of means who befits her stature. Onimaru vows to win her back.

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Directed by: Yoshishige Yoshida
Genres: Drama
Starring: Yūsaku Matsuda, Yuko Tanaka, Rentaro Mikuni

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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
love
revenge
class
death
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	1
Realism	6
Romance	7
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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