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After School

2008 · 102 min

A gently offbeat mystery that blends quiet humour with melancholy, drawing you into small-town secrets through patient, character-driven observation.

Directed by
Kenji Uchida
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yo Oizumi, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Masato Sakai
Overview
A middle school teacher, Jinno, is friends with a young couple that is about to have a baby. But on the eve of the birth, the father, Kimura, disappears. Then, a hired private detective appears and ask Jinno's help to find Kimura.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kenji Uchida
Genres
Mystery, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Yo Oizumi, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Masato Sakai
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • mystery
  • friendship
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
mystery, comedy, drama
Directed by
Kenji Uchida
Written by
Kenji Uchida
Starring
Yo Oizumi, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Masato Sakai, Tomoko Tabata, Takako Tokiwa, Toshiyuki Kitami, Tatsuhito Okuda, Goro Oishi
Runtime
102 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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