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Masaru

2022 · 13 min

A quiet, introspective short that sits with a man caught between duty and selfhood, moving at a gentle pace toward a tender reckoning.

Directed by
Ruben Navarro
Overview
A Major League Baseball player discovers his passion for Japanese traditional dance and is confronted with the choice of embracing his true identity or continuing masking behind the pressures of family, loyalty and honor.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Identity, family, loyalty, trauma
Content
Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Ruben Navarro
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness4
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Directed by
    Ruben Navarro
    Starring
    Michael Sasaki, Toshi Toda, Linda Harada, Tatsu Sugihira, Alexander Lee, Doug Locke
    Runtime
    13 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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