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Theatre: A Love Story

2020 · 136 min

A quiet, emotionally earnest romance about creative struggle and connection, unfolding at a gentle pace with melancholy undertones.

Directed by
Isao Yukisada
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kento Yamazaki, Mayu Matsuoka, Kanichiro
Overview
The director of a theatre company is in crisis and his actors have lost confidence in him. One day he meets a woman wearing the same shoes as him, immediately sparking chemistry between the two.

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Directed by
Isao Yukisada
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kento Yamazaki, Mayu Matsuoka, Kanichiro
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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
    • love
    • art
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Isao Yukisada
    Written by
    Ryuta Hourai
    Starring
    Kento Yamazaki, Mayu Matsuoka, Kanichiro, Sairi Ito, Shusaku Kamikawa, Ritsu Otomo, Satoru Iguchi, Masaki Miura
    Music
    Keiichi Sokabe
    Cinematography
    Kenji Maki
    Runtime
    136 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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