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Moa sekushi kemono no yoni mo ichido

1981 · 81 min

A grimy, fast-moving caper that mixes softcore thrills with yakuza menace and a puzzling mystery.

Directed by
Akira Kato
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yoko Hatanaka, Emī Yokoyama, Maria Mari
Overview
A couple of delinquents doing small time con jobs steal the car of a local councilman. Inside the car they find a stuffed panda. Suddenly the two find themselves targeted by the yakuza. It seems they will do anything to retrieve the panda. But why?

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Akira Kato
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yoko Hatanaka, Emī Yokoyama, Maria Mari
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • deception
  • power
  • corruption
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Akira Kato
Written by
Akira Nakano
Starring
Yoko Hatanaka, Emī Yokoyama, Maria Mari, Ayako Ota, Kyoko Aoyama, Rumi Kagawa, Kenji Kasai, Ryuji Katagiri
Music
Hachirō Kai
Cinematography
Minoru Yoneda
Runtime
81 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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