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The Confidence Man JP: Fortune

2019 · 105 min

A breezy, twisty con-artist caper that keeps you guessing and grinning as schemes fold into counter-schemes.

Directed by
Akira Tanaka
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, Fumiyo Kohinata
Overview
How much of a role does luck play in a person's life? Some people believe you create your own luck. Kingpin Akutsu Akira relies only on himself to get what he wants. Dako gets a taste of her own medicine when Akutsu cheats her of her money to avenge his friend, who was a victim of Dako's scam. Will Dako give in to her fate? How will she climb out of the rut this time?

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Directed by
Akira Tanaka
Genres
Comedy, Mystery
Starring
Masami Nagasawa, Masahiro Higashide, Fumiyo Kohinata
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • deception
  • greed
  • revenge
  • power
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight3

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