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The Gentle 12

1991 · 118 min

A witty, talky chamber piece that turns jury deliberation into a playful battle of wits and biases.

Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sansei Shiomi, Kazuyuki Aijima, Koichi Ueda
Overview
The film opens as a jury is about to acquit a defendant -- a bar hostess who pushed her ex-husband path of an oncoming truck, supposedly in self-defense. Just as everyone seems to be in agreement over the woman's innocence, one juror voices second thoughts.

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Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sansei Shiomi, Kazuyuki Aijima, Koichi Ueda
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • morality
  • deception
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Shun Nakahara
Written by
Koki Mitani
Starring
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Cinematography
Kenji Takama
Runtime
118 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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