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Memories of Matsuko

2006 · 130 min

A kaleidoscopic, candy-colored swirl that keeps breaking your heart, swinging wildly between giddy musical numbers and crushing despair.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Destiny of shrine maiden.
Overview
While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • isolation
  • love
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour6
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Tetsuya Nakashima
Written by
Tetsuya Nakashima
Starring
Miki Nakatani, Eita Nagayama, Yusuke Iseya, Teruyuki Kagawa, Mikako Ichikawa, Asuka Kurosawa, Akira Emoto, Gori
Music
Gabriele Roberto, Takeshi Shibuya
Cinematography
Shôichi Atô
Runtime
130 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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