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A Pool Without Water

1982 · 103 min

A slow, unsettling descent into obsession and violence, cold and clinical in its gaze.

Directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu
Genres
Drama, Crime, Romance
Starring
Yuya Uchida, Mie, Yumiko Fujita
Overview
After saving a girl from rape, a bored rail worker finds out about a chemical that makes people sleep and gets carried away into a new, violent world of ideas.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu
Genres
Drama, Crime, Romance
Starring
Yuya Uchida, Mie, Yumiko Fujita
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • madness
  • violence
  • power
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, crime, romance
Directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu
Written by
Eiichi Uchida
Starring
Yuya Uchida, Mie, Yumiko Fujita, Reiko Nakamura, Akemi Shima, Megumi Saki, Kenji Sawada, Rikiya Yasuoka
Cinematography
Kazuki Hakama
Runtime
103 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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