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Deep Story

2017 · 89 min

A slow, uneasy romance that feels like being cornered by desire and circumstance, with moments of raw intimacy.

Directed by
Shinji Imaoka
Genres
Romance
Starring
Asuka Oda, Yura Sakura, Choi Min-ho
Tagline
Love of taboo and mixed fate; love tends to corner you the more you try to get out!
Overview
Hostess Aki has drinks with men and gets allowance in return. She survives day by day until one day she hears from Saiki that there is someone looking for a fake marriage partner. Aki thinks about it, but in the end decides to do it and marries Jin-il when she is on the verge of being evicted. They become a married couple but Jin-il's girlfriend visits from Korea and they have sex every night...

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Directed by
Shinji Imaoka
Genres
Romance
Starring
Asuka Oda, Yura Sakura, Choi Min-ho
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
romance
Directed by
Shinji Imaoka
Written by
Shūji Kataoka, Shinji Imaoka
Starring
Asuka Oda, Yura Sakura, Choi Min-ho, Kim Seung-ra, Lee Hyeon-jeong, Yohta Kawase, Yurika Akane, Akio Hirose
Cinematography
Kōichi Saitō
Runtime
89 min
Country
Japan, South Korea

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