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A Century in Sound

2024 · 101 min

A hushed, unhurried drift through Tokyo listening rooms, where the quiet devotion to sound becomes quietly transporting and oddly soothing.

Directed by: Nick Dwyer, Tu Neill
Genres: Documentary

Overview: A meditative atour of three different, fascinating and distinctive Japanese listening cafés that offer an immersive, musical sanctuary amidst the chaotic streets of Tokyo.

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Directed by: Nick Dwyer, Tu Neill
Genres: Documentary

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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
music
isolation
obsession
healing
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Humour	2
Realism	9
Romance	1
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Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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