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I Was a Simple Man

2021 · 100 min

A slow, ghost-haunted meditation on memory and mortality, steeped in the quiet rhythms of rural Hawai'i.

Overview
A ghost story set in the pastoral countryside of the north shore of O‘ahu telling the story of an elderly man facing the end of his life, visited by the ghosts of his past.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • memory
  • family
  • grief
  • aging
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Christopher Makoto Yogi
Written by
Christopher Makoto Yogi
Starring
Steve Iwamoto, Constance Wu, Tim Chiou, Kanoa Goo, Chanel Akiko Hirai, Hau'oli Carr, Nelson Lee, Kyle Kosaki
Music
Alex Zhang Hungtai, Pierre Guerineau
Cinematography
Eunsoo Cho
Runtime
100 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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