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Manji

2023 · 104 min

A quiet, slow study of desire and its ripples, more interested in emotional texture than plot.

Directed by
Kishū Izuchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Manami Shindo, Noriko Kohara, Hisao Kurozumi
Overview
Sonoko, a bored married woman, falls for a fellow art student, the young and beautiful Mitsuko. The relationship develops and starts to affect and involve their partners.

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Directed by
Kishū Izuchi
Genres
Drama
Starring
Manami Shindo, Noriko Kohara, Hisao Kurozumi
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • obsession
    • identity
    • betrayal
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance7
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Kishū Izuchi
    Written by
    Kaori Kotani
    Starring
    Manami Shindo, Noriko Kohara, Hisao Kurozumi, Shima Onishi, Akiko Nishina, Buchaa, Ayame
    Cinematography
    Takehiko Tamiya
    Runtime
    104 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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