Movie

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo

2009 · 109 min

A quiet, melancholy plunge into loneliness and doomed desire, with sensual textures and a lingering sadness that rewards patient attention.

Overview: A Japanese assassin falls in love with the Spanish wine seller she was hired to kill.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, romantic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, grief, obsession, love
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
grief
obsession
love
death
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong