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Banned from Broadcast: The Movie—Saiko! The Large Family

2009 · 95 min

A cheerful family portrait slowly curdles into unease, leaving you watching for what the camera is not meant to see.

Directed by
Toshikazu Nagae
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Veronica Addison, Hideaki Kawashima, Junko Takai
Overview
Canadian filmmaker Veronica Addison, who makes documentaries on family issues around the world, closely follows a very large family in Japan. Although they appear cheerful on the surface, the family has many problems...

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Directed by
Toshikazu Nagae
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Veronica Addison, Hideaki Kawashima, Junko Takai
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • family
    • deception
    • isolation
    Places
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • mockumentary
    • found footage
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror5
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Genres
    horror, mystery, drama
    Directed by
    Toshikazu Nagae
    Starring
    Veronica Addison, Hideaki Kawashima, Junko Takai, Sayaka Fukita, Chiharu Ariga, Junpei Utsu, Rimi Fukunaga, Ayato Kosugi
    Runtime
    95 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    English, Japanese

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