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By Player

2000 · 126 min

It is a reflective, episodic journey into the complicated life of an artist battling his demons.

Overview: The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, love, identity, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
love
identity
art
loneliness
Places: home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild