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My Broken Mariko

2022 · 85 min

A raw, intimate journey through grief and friendship that lingers with quiet emotional force.

Overview
Shiino one day finds out that her best friend Mariko has committed suicide. After snatching Mariko's urn from her abusive father, Shiino heads to Marigaoka Cape, a place Mariko always wanted to go.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • friendship
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Yuki Tanada
Written by
Yuki Tanada, Kosuke Mukai
Starring
Mei Nagano, Nao, Masataka Kubota, Himena Irei, Ryotaro Yonemura, Jyunya Kawashima, Tsugu Sasaki, Mei Yokoyama
Music
Hisaki Kato
Cinematography
Fūta Takagi
Runtime
85 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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