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Midori

1992 · 49 min

A grim, unrelenting descent into cruelty and exploitation, visually surreal and emotionally devastating, offering little relief.

Directed by
Hiroshi Harada
Genres
Animation, Drama, Horror
Starring
Minako Naka, Norihiko Morishita, Keinosuke Okamoto
Tagline
The camelia girl.
Overview
After losing her parents, young flower selling Midori is put up by a fairground group. She is abused and forced to slavery, until the arrival of an enigmatic magician of short stature, who gives her hope for a better future.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Hiroshi Harada
Genres
Animation, Drama, Horror
Starring
Minako Naka, Norihiko Morishita, Keinosuke Okamoto
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • power
  • death
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror8
Humour1
Realism4
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, horror
Directed by
Hiroshi Harada
Written by
Hiroshi Harada
Starring
Minako Naka, Norihiko Morishita, Keinosuke Okamoto, Kazuyoshi Hayashi, Yoshihiko Matsui, Yoshifumi Nomura, Sanae Katô, Yumiko Takagi
Music
J.A. Seazer
Cinematography
Nobuyuki Sugaya
Runtime
49 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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