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Yokohama BJ Blues

1981 · 112 min

A moody, music-soaked neo-noir that drifts through neon-lit alleys and smoky bars, carrying a quiet melancholy and a sense of personal unraveling.

Overview: BJ is a relatively unknown blues singer who scraps some bars in Yokohama. He does not earn much with it and to make ends meet he also acts as a private detective.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, betrayal, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: identity
isolation
betrayal
corruption
memory
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild