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Kyrie

2023 · 178 min

A slow, haunting ballad of a film that lingers in quiet moments and bursts of song, carrying sorrow and hope.

Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
AiNA THE END, Hokuto Matsumura, Haru Kuroki
Overview
Luca lost her family in the Great East Japan Earthquake causing her not to be able to speak. However, her singing voice shakes the hearts of those who listen to her. It is a hymn of compassion played by Luca and the people.

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Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Drama, Music
Starring
AiNA THE END, Hokuto Matsumura, Haru Kuroki
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • music
  • trauma
  • healing
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • small town
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, music
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
Chigi Kanbe
Runtime
178 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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