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The Boxer

1977 · 94 min

A quiet, offbeat character study that drifts between loneliness and odd humour, asking patience as it meanders.

Directed by
Shūji Terayama
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bunta Sugawara, Kentarō Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa
Overview
In the midst of a match, Hayato, a successful boxer, has had enough of the sport. He lets himself get knocked out, and quits boxing, leaving his wife and living alone with his mangy dog. One day a young mediocre boxer knocks at the door and wants to be Hayato's apprentice.

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Directed by
Shūji Terayama
Genres
Drama
Starring
Bunta Sugawara, Kentarō Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • isolation
  • identity
  • obsession
  • redemption
  • loneliness
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Shūji Terayama
Written by
Fumio Ishimori, Shūji Terayama, Rio Kishida
Starring
Bunta Sugawara, Kentarō Shimizu, Masumi Harukawa, Hiroko Isayama, Juro Kara, Shoichi Ozawa, Keiko Niitaka, Yasushi Suzuki
Music
J.A. Seazer
Cinematography
Tatsuo Suzuki
Runtime
94 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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