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Labyrinth of Cinema

2020 · 179 min

A kaleidoscopic, heartfelt plunge through cinema and war memory, playful yet deeply mournful, demanding patience but rewarding with emotional resonance.

Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres: History, Fantasy, War
Starring: Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada, Yoshihiko Hosoda

Overview: When lightning strikes a theater about to close its doors, three moviegoers are thrust back in time to the world inside the screen.

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Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Genres: History, Fantasy, War
Starring: Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada, Yoshihiko Hosoda

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
memory
death
art
fate
Places: small town
fantasy world
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	4
Realism	3
Romance	2
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: history, fantasy, war
Directed by: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Written by: Kazuya Konaka, Tadashi Naitô, Nobuhiko Obayashi
Starring: Takuro Atsuki, Takahito Hosoyamada, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki, Tetsuya Takeda, Takako Tokiwa
Music: Kosuke Yamashita
Cinematography: Hisaki Sanbongi
Runtime: 179 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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