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Sleeping Man

1996 · 103 min

A hushed, patient meditation on stillness and care, unfolding at the pace of small-town days.

Directed by
Kōhei Oguri
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ahn Sung-ki, Koji Yakusho, Tokie Hidari
Overview
Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.

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Directed by
Kōhei Oguri
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ahn Sung-ki, Koji Yakusho, Tokie Hidari
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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
    • isolation
    • friendship
    • memory
    • aging
    • healing
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension1
    Darkness3
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kōhei Oguri
    Written by
    Kōhei Oguri, Kiyoshi Kenmochi
    Starring
    Ahn Sung-ki, Koji Yakusho, Tokie Hidari, Christine Hakim, Jun Hamamura, Masao Imafuku, Ittoku Kishibe, Toshie Kobayashi
    Music
    Toshio Hosokawa
    Cinematography
    Osame Maruike
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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