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The Bandage Club

2007 · 118 min

A gentle, earnest teen drama that finds hope in small acts of care, with a melancholic undertow.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
An adolescent human drama of high school students who are troubled with their own concerns but gradually find a method of survival through Hotai Club.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • healing
  • trauma
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • hospital
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour4
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, comedy
Directed by
Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Written by
Yoshiko Morishita, Yukihiko Tsutsumi
Starring
Yuya Yagira, Satomi Ishihara, Kei Tanaka, Shihori Kanjiya, Chiaki Sato, Megumi Seki, Jun Fubuki, Motoki Ochiai
Cinematography
Satoru Karasawa
Runtime
118 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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