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The Weight Of Desire

2021 · 71 min

A quiet, uneasy drama that drifts through awkward reunions and unspoken tensions, asking patience as it builds a slow sense of discomfort.

Directed by
Toshiya Kominami
Genres
Drama
Overview
Nozomi, a teacher, returns to her hometown after encountering some trouble. By chance, she reunites with her former classmate Sanae and her husband, her former teacher Yoshihiko, and ends up living with him as a tutor for his stepson, Atsushi.
How it feels
Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Identity, isolation, obsession
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
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Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Directed by
    Toshiya Kominami
    Written by
    Toshiya Kominami
    Starring
    Iori Kogawa, Riri Kuribayashi, Riri Kouda, Yuya Kaneko, Yohta Kawase, Kento Hongô, Kei-chan, Takahito Asagi
    Cinematography
    Tetsuro Imai
    Runtime
    71 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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