A Spoiling Rain

2023 2h 17m JA

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5.7

MID

★5.7TMDB · 10

Drama

Synopsis

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The story is about a film director, Kutani, who lives in the dying pink film industry, and an aspiring screenwriter, Iseki, and their loved one, Shoko, whose dream of a film she has clung to begins to crumble, and how their lives intersect.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Go Ayano
Shuichi Kutani
Tasuku Emoto
Takahisa Iseki
Honami Sato
Shoko Kirioka
Mutsuo Yoshioka
Atsushi Kuwayama
Yohta Kawase
Tatsuhiko Teramoto
MINAMO
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Makita Sports
Shoyu Kim
Miyoko Akaza
Takiko Ogura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruhiko Arai
Writers: Haruhiko Arai, Futoshi Nakano
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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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Haruhiko Arai, shot by Koichi Kawakami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Suzaki 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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Go Ayano and Tasuku Emoto and Honami Sato carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt28756694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Haruhiko Arai directs. Koichi Kawakami behind the camera. Chieko Suzaki 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 Haruhiko Arai, shot by Koichi Kawakami. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Chieko Suzaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Go Ayano and Tasuku Emoto and Honami Sato carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt28756694 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.