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Repast

1951 · 97 min

A quiet, melancholic immersion into domestic routine and unspoken disappointment, where small gestures carry the weight of a marriage.

Overview
In post-WWII Osaka, a middle-aged woman is forced to examine her dreary life and marriage when her husband's young and flirtatious cousin arrives for a brief stay to escape an arranged marriage.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • identity
  • gender
  • loneliness
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mikio Naruse
Written by
Toshiro Ide, Sumie Tanaka
Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
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