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A Flower Aflame

2016 · 95 min

A quiet, restrained study of a loveless marriage and the ache of wanting more, told with cool composure and slow-burning melancholy.

Directed by
Hiroshi Ando
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Eri Murakawa, Masanobu Ando, Kento Hayashi
Overview
When Sonoko enters a traditional Japanese arranged marriage with Amamiya facilitated by her parents the resulting union is loveless including the functional and goal-oriented sex. When the husband and wife move for his work she falls for her husband's boss and takes on the role of a betrayer.

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Directed by
Hiroshi Ando
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Eri Murakawa, Masanobu Ando, Kento Hayashi
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • betrayal
    • isolation
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Hiroshi Ando
    Written by
    Hisako Kurosawa
    Starring
    Eri Murakawa, Masanobu Ando, Kento Hayashi, Izumi Fujimoto, Tomoko Mariya, Motoki Ochiai, Eita Okuno
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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