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There Is a Japanese Woman in My Room

2019 · 102 min

A quiet, somber drama that lingers on vulnerability and small mercies, with an undercurrent of uneasy intimacy.

Directed by
EROPING
Genres
Drama, Romance
Overview
A determined Japanese woman gets a job in Korea. She thinks she will be cleaning, but she is taught to massage. When her director touches her inappropriately she runs into the street where she encounters men who take advantage of her and she becomes homeless. She is found by a webtoon designer who uses her as inspiration for his webtoons. Will she become more than his inspiration?
How it feels
Melancholic, dark, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Isolation, survival, trauma, art
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
EROPING
Genres
Drama, Romance
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
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
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
EROPING
Written by
EROPING
Starring
Mao Hamasaki, Shin Yeon-woo, Lee Soo, Lee Mi-na, Kwak Kyung-ho, Kang Min-woo, Kang Soo-ho, Jung So-yeon
Runtime
102 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Japanese, Korean

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