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Adrift in Tokyo

2007 · 101 min

A meandering, quietly funny walk through Tokyo that slowly reveals sadness and guilt, leaving a gentle ache.

Directed by: Satoshi Miki
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyoko Koizumi

Overview: A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

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Directed by: Satoshi Miki
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Joe Odagiri, Tomokazu Miura, Kyoko Koizumi

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: guilt
redemption
isolation
family
death
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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