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Seven Weeks

2014 · 171 min

A sprawling, reflective experience that folds past and present into a meditation on memory and responsibility, demanding patience but offering emotional depth.

Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tōru Shinagawa, Takako Tokiwa, Yumi Adachi

Overview: Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Memory, family, war, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tōru Shinagawa, Takako Tokiwa, Yumi Adachi

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: memory
family
war
guilt
death
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild