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Birds Without Names

2017 · 123 min

A quietly suffocating, uneasy watch that lingers in discomfort, tracing obsession and self-destruction with cold, patient intimacy.

Directed by
Kazuya Shiraishi
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Romance
Starring
Yu Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tori Matsuzaka
Tagline
Sometimes love hides the darkest secrets.
Overview
An unstable young woman pines for the ex-boyfriend who nearly beat her to death – and who has mysteriously disappeared.

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Directed by
Kazuya Shiraishi
Genres
Mystery, Drama, Romance
Starring
Yu Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tori Matsuzaka
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • obsession
  • love
  • isolation
  • deception
  • trauma
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
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
Taeko Asano
Starring
Yu Aoi, Sadao Abe, Tori Matsuzaka, Yutaka Takenouchi, Eri Murakawa, Masaaki Akahori, Muck Akazawa, Shû Nakajima
Music
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Cinematography
Takahiro Haibara
Runtime
123 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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