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Romance Doll

2020 · 123 min

A quiet, tender look at a marriage's hidden cracks, balancing awkward humour with genuine melancholy.

Tagline
Their marriage is already sexless. Will they make it?
Overview
It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret that even the binds of matrimony cannot untie.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • sexuality
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Yuki Tanada
Written by
Yuki Tanada
Starring
Issey Takahashi, Yu Aoi, Kitaro, Pierre Taki, Eri Watanabe, Kenta Hamano, Toko Miura, Koji Ohkura
Music
Hiroko Sebu
Cinematography
Ryo Otsuka
Runtime
123 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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