Breath Less

2006 1h 52m JA

Drama

Synopsis

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Toru Tachibana is a police officer who works as a guard at a detention center. He and his colleague Nakano, who lives in a shared room in a bachelor dormitory, are a good pair, joking around with each other. One day, Toru gets his dream job as a detective. He becomes involved in the investigation of a serial theft case, and in the process meets Emiko, who seems to be one of the victims of the theft. Toru develops a personal interest in Emiko, and begins to stalk her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michitaka Tsutsui
Toru Tachibana
Mina Shimizu
Emiko
Kenichi Endo
Hattori
Shugo Oshinari
Nakano
Rina Takahashi
Yuko
Mansaku Fuwa
Shimoda
Isao Natsuyagi
Nagamine
Akiko Oshidari
Yumeko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hisashi Watanabe
Writers: Hisashi Watanabe
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 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 Hisashi Watanabe, shot by Kazuhiro Miyoshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshio Sugano 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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Michitaka Tsutsui and Mina Shimizu and Kenichi Endo carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Hisashi Watanabe directs. Kazuhiro Miyoshi behind the camera. Yoshio Sugano cuts. Produced in Japan.

Trivia

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1Released 20 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Hisashi Watanabe, shot by Kazuhiro Miyoshi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Yoshio Sugano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Michitaka Tsutsui and Mina Shimizu and Kenichi Endo carry the top of the cast.