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Stakeout

1958 · 116 min

A quiet, patient watch that turns a police stakeout into a slow ache of doomed love and duty.

Directed by
Yoshitarō Nomura
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Minoru Ōki, Takahiro Tamura, Seiji Miyaguchi
Overview
Two detectives begin a stakeout based on the slim chance of catching a murderer whom they suspect will try to reunite with an old flame.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Yoshitarō Nomura
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Minoru Ōki, Takahiro Tamura, Seiji Miyaguchi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • crime
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
crime, drama, mystery
Directed by
Yoshitarō Nomura
Written by
Shinobu Hashimoto
Starring
Minoru Ōki, Takahiro Tamura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Hideko Takamine, Kin Sugai, Masao Shimizu, Ryōhei Uchida, Kamatari Fujiwara
Music
Toshirō Mayuzumi
Cinematography
Seiji Inoue
Runtime
116 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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