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Dogwood Tree

2010 · 128 min

A gentle, wistful decade-spanning romance that drifts between longing and distance, leaving a soft ache.

Overview
A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • isolation
  • grief
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
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
Romance8
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Nobuhiro Doi
Written by
Noriko Yoshida
Starring
Yui Aragaki, Toma Ikuta, Osamu Mukai, Hiroko Yakushimaru, Misako Renbutsu, Arata Iura, Yuichi Kimura, Yutaka Matsushige
Music
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Runtime
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Country
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