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Harmonium

2016 · 120 min

A quiet, unsettling drama that slowly tightens its grip, leaving a lingering sense of dread and sorrow.

Overview
Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
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  • Pijama Films
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • guilt
  • betrayal
  • family
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Koji Fukada
Written by
Koji Fukada
Starring
Tadanobu Asano, Mariko Tsutsui, Kanji Furutachi, Taiga Nakano, Momone Shinokawa, Kana Mahiro, Takahiro Miura, Kenichi Akiyama
Music
Hiroyuki Onogawa
Cinematography
Kenichi Negishi
Runtime
120 min
Country
France, Japan
Languages
Japanese

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