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Ura Aka: L'Aventure

2021 · 100 min

A quiet, introspective character study that drifts through urban loneliness and tentative desire, asking patience but rewarding it with small, tender observations.

Directed by
Takuya Kato
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kumi Takiuchi, Fuju Kamio, Tomohiro Ichikawa
Overview
Machiko can't shake the feeling of emptiness in her day-to-day life as a manager of a clothing store in Aoyama, Tokyo. One day, the casual words of Sayaka, a younger and charismatic store staff, stirs Machiko into creating a secret...

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Directed by
Takuya Kato
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Kumi Takiuchi, Fuju Kamio, Tomohiro Ichikawa
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • loneliness
    • work
    • love
    Places
    • big city
    • workplace
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance5
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Takuya Kato
    Written by
    Ryo Takada
    Starring
    Kumi Takiuchi, Fuju Kamio, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Sumire, Hiroshi Kanbe, Yuya Matsuura, Takashi Nishina, Eri Fuse
    Cinematography
    Naoya Ikeda
    Runtime
    100 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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