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Blue Spring

2001 · 83 min

A slow, hollow drift through restless youth and sudden violence, leaving a lingering sense of futility.

Tagline: AREN’T THERE SOME FLOWERS THAT NEVER BLOOM.
Overview: Soon after being named the new leader of his high school's gang system, Kujo grows bored with the violence and hatred that surround him. He wants desperately to abandon his post… but his once-enviable position of power has a strange way of making him feel powerless.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: isolation
coming-of-age
violence
power
friendship
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	0
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Toshiaki Toyoda
Written by: Toshiaki Toyoda
Starring: Ryuhei Matsuda, Hirofumi Arai, Sousuke Takaoka, Yusuke Oshiba, Yuta Yamazaki, Shugo Oshinari, Eita Nagayama, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Cinematography: Norimichi Kasamatsu
Runtime: 83 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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