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Side Job

2017 · 120 min

A quiet, somber drama that sits with people carrying loss, offering slow moments of tenderness and small, hard-won hope.

Overview
Based on the novel "Kanojo no Jinsei wa Machigai ja Nai" (literal translation: Her life is not at fault) by Director Hiroki, it is a powerful story of survivors, who are all trying to find their own silver linings in life.

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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • grief
    • survival
    • healing
    • isolation
    • family
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    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
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Ryuichi Hiroki
    Written by
    Masato Katō
    Starring
    Kumi Takiuchi, Ken Mitsuishi, Kengo Kora, Tokio Emoto, Masahiro Toda, Tamae Ando, Kazuki Namioka, Misako Renbutsu
    Cinematography
    Atsuhiro Nabeshima
    Runtime
    120 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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