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Double Suicide

1969 · 105 min

A somber, theatrical tragedy that unfolds with ritualistic precision, blending stark black-and-white imagery with a haunting sense of inevitable doom.

Overview
Successful and married with children, paper-mill owner Jihei knows better than to contradict the strict social and moral codes of 18th-century Japan. But when he meets the lovely courtesan Koharu, he becomes a man obsessed. Koharu returns his love, even foregoing other customers while Jihei schemes to somehow buy her freedom. His efforts yield ruinous consequences for his business and his family life, and Koharu is meanwhile purchased by another client.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism6
Romance7
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Masahiro Shinoda
Written by
Taeko Tomioka, Tōru Takemitsu, Masahiro Shinoda
Starring
Kichiemon Nakamura II, Shima Iwashita, Hōsei Komatsu, Yūsuke Takita, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yoshi Katō, Shizue Kawarazaki, Tokie Hidari
Music
Tōru Takemitsu
Cinematography
Tōichirō Narushima
Runtime
105 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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