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Villain

2010 · 139 min

A slow, haunting plunge into loneliness and violence, where moments of tenderness are shadowed by inevitable tragedy.

Overview: Shimizu Yuichi is a shy and lonely day laborer looking for love. He aimlessly spends time corresponding with girls via telephone dating services and going on random encounters with girls looking for spending cash. His world is shattered one day when he is involved in the murder of one of his former encounters, the sweet-faced Ishibashi Yoshino who, after being jilted by playboy Masuo Keijo, berates and mocks the troubled loner.

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: isolation
loneliness
love
crime
class
Places: small town
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	1
Realism	8
Romance	5
Tension	6
Darkness	8
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	9

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Genres: crime, drama
Directed by: Sang-il Lee
Written by: Sang-il Lee, Shuichi Yoshida
Starring: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eri Fukatsu, Masaki Okada, Hikari Mitsushima, Sansei Shiomi, Mansaku Ikeuchi, Ken Mitsuishi, Kimiko Yo
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Cinematography: Norimichi Kasamatsu
Runtime: 139 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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