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Don't Call It Mystery: The Movie

2023 · 129 min

A talky, puzzle-box whodunit that rewards close listening as a clever outsider picks apart a wealthy family's secrets.

Directed by
Hiroaki Matsuyama
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Kouhei Matsushita
Overview
Kuno Totono, a curly-haired college student, visits Hiroshima and becomes embroiled in a mystery surrounding the inheritance of the Kariatsumari family's assets, using his intelligence and loquaciousness to unravel the case.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Hiroaki Matsuyama
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Starring
Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Kouhei Matsushita
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • greed
  • mystery
  • deception
  • justice
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama
Directed by
Hiroaki Matsuyama
Written by
Tomoko Aizawa
Starring
Masaki Suda, Ko Shibasaki, Kouhei Matsushita, Keita Machida, Nanoka Hara, Riku Hagiwara, Honami Suzuki, Kenichi Takitoh
Music
Ken Arai
Cinematography
Shigetomo Madarame
Runtime
129 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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