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Oh Lucy!

2018 · 95 min

A wry, aching character study that drifts between deadpan comedy and quiet despair, leaving you unsettled and oddly tender.

Directed by
Atsuko Hirayanagi
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Shinobu Terajima, Soseki Yamatoya, Miyu Yagyu
Overview
A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.

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Directed by
Atsuko Hirayanagi
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Starring
Shinobu Terajima, Soseki Yamatoya, Miyu Yagyu
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • loneliness
  • identity
  • isolation
  • family
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • home
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
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Atsuko Hirayanagi
Written by
Boris Frumin, Atsuko Hirayanagi
Starring
Shinobu Terajima, Soseki Yamatoya, Miyu Yagyu, Kayano Masuyama, Miyoko Yamaguchi, Hajime Inoue, Suzuka Ohgo, Shioli Kutsuna
Music
Erik Friedlander
Cinematography
Paula Huidobro
Runtime
95 min
Country
Japan, United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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