Arrogance and Virtue

2024 1h 59m JA

👍

6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 7

Drama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

The story centers on Kakeru Nishizawa and Mami Sakaniwa, two people who find each other through a dating app, and decide soon after to get engaged. After their engagement, Mami suddenly disappears. In trying to find her, Kakeru must confront a side of Mami's past that he might not have wanted to know.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Taisuke Fujigaya
Kakeru Nishizawa
Nao
Mami Sakaniwa
Yuki Kura
Kenji Anan
Hitomi Miyauchi
Akiko Kikuchi
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Naomi Nishida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kentaro Hagiwara
Writers: Yukako Shimizu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 6

ERA

Did you know

Released 2 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 6

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, shot by Makoto Kusaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 6

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 6

CAST

Did you know

Taisuke Fujigaya and Nao and Yuki Kura carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 6

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt33591698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 6

WILD

Did you know

Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kentaro Hagiwara directs. Makoto Kusaka behind the camera. Kenichi Hirai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, shot by Makoto Kusaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Kenichi Hirai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Taisuke Fujigaya and Nao and Yuki Kura carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt33591698 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.