Movie

It Feels So Good

2019 · 115 min

A quiet, intimate two-hander that lingers on conversation and bodies, asking patience as it slowly uncovers old wounds and quiet longing.

Overview: When it rains it pours. Kenji divorced his wife, lost his job and his old squeeze Naoko is getting married back home in the north of Japan, specifically in Akita. He returns there in order to attend her wedding. Naoko surprises him by proposing that they have sex again. The one night stand is the new beginning.

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How it feels

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Tone
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
sexuality
memory
isolation
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	7
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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