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Suspicious Married Woman Telekura Report

1996 · 80 min

A quiet, low-key character study that drifts through adult compromises and quiet domestic unease.

Directed by
Hiroaki Ito
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Hitoe Ootake, Yōsuke Nakajima, Misa Jono
Overview
Sawaki, who used to be a socially active reportage writer, is now unemployed. The job that came to Sawaki was that of a telekura report. Now that his wife Naomi is pregnant, he has no choice but to take on any job. The editor-in-chief asks for a report that targets the naked private life of a married woman. At first, Sawaki was bewildered by the unknown world, but...

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Directed by
Hiroaki Ito
Genres
Romance, Drama
Starring
Hitoe Ootake, Yōsuke Nakajima, Misa Jono
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • work
    • identity
    • family
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
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    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness4
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, drama
    Directed by
    Hiroaki Ito
    Written by
    Yoshirō Oka
    Starring
    Hitoe Ootake, Yōsuke Nakajima, Misa Jono, Hiromi Tokunaga, Tetsu Watanabe
    Music
    Koji Endo
    Runtime
    80 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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