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Scandal

1950 · 104 min

A slow-burning moral drama that balances courtroom tension with tender, bittersweet moments, leaving a lingering sense of earnest hope.

Overview
A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • morality
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • 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
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Akira Kurosawa
Written by
Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Toshirō Mifune, Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Yōko Katsuragi, Noriko Sengoku, Eitarō Ozawa, Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Kōji Mitsui
Music
Fumio Hayasaka
Cinematography
Toshio Ubukata
Runtime
104 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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