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The Flowers of Evil

2019 · 127 min

An uneasy, slow-building drama that turns adolescent fixation into something queasy and quietly tense.

Overview
A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control.

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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
    • obsession
    • coming-of-age
    • identity
    • deception
    • guilt
    Places
    • small town
    • school
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror2
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance, thriller
    Directed by
    Noboru Iguchi
    Written by
    Mari Okada
    Starring
    Kentaro Ito, Tina Tamashiro, Shiori Akita, Marie Iitoyo, Miho Kitagawa, Takara Sakumoto, Taketo Tanaka, Wakana Matsumoto
    Music
    Yasuhiko Fukuda
    Cinematography
    Shin Hayasaka
    Runtime
    127 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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