Undercurrent

2023 2h 23m JA

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 10

Drama

Synopsis

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Kanae's husband disappeared without a trace while on a union trip. Though usually headstrong and independent, the woman becomes plagued with worry over what happened to him, and is unable to move on with her life. Thus, Kanae decides to hire a private investigator, and keeps running the public bathhouse to the best of her abilities. As he tries to figure out the truth about her husband, Kanae must deal with the stress from a work-intensive job, meddlesome neighbors, and recurring nightmares in which she is drowning.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoko Maki
Kanae Sekiguchi
Arata Iura
Takayuki Hori
Noriko Eguchi
Yoko Kanno
Kumi Nakamura
Toshie Kijima
Suon Kan
Saburo Tajima
Rio Uchida
Mina Fujikawa
Marie Ono
Sanae's mother
Eita Nagayama
Satoru Sekiguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rikiya Imaizumi
Writers: Tetsuya Toyoda, Kaori Sawai, Rikiya Imaizumi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, shot by Hiroshi Iwanaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Haruomi Hosono. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Masaya Okazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yoko Maki and Arata Iura and Noriko Eguchi carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27916263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rikiya Imaizumi directs. Hiroshi Iwanaga behind the camera. Haruomi Hosono scores. Masaya Okazaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, shot by Hiroshi Iwanaga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Haruomi Hosono. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masaya Okazaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoko Maki and Arata Iura and Noriko Eguchi carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt27916263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "married couple", "redemption", "family secrets", "disappearance".