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TAP: Perfect Education

2013 · 106 min

A quiet, uneasy abduction drama that keeps its distance, more oppressive atmosphere than action.

Directed by
Kazuki Katashima
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Reisa Maekawa, Narimi Arimori, Jinta Nishizawa
Overview
In Okinawa, a down-and-out middle-aged yakuza underling named Shidara kidnaps and confines a high school girl named Yui, the daughter of a fellow yakuza’s mistress.

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Directed by
Kazuki Katashima
Genres
Thriller
Starring
Reisa Maekawa, Narimi Arimori, Jinta Nishizawa
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • crime
    • power
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller
    Directed by
    Kazuki Katashima
    Written by
    Lion Hitoshizuku
    Starring
    Reisa Maekawa, Narimi Arimori, Jinta Nishizawa, Naoto Takenaka, Akaji Maro, Seiji Chihara, Kôsei Katô, Shogen
    Runtime
    106 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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