Fiamma

2025 1h 48m JA

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7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

DramaMystery

Synopsis

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An assistant director investigates the authenticity of a popular autobiographical novel being adapted into a movie.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yukiya Kitamura
Wan Marui
Udai Iwasaki
Maeko Oyama
Kokoa Naka
Reiko Kataoka
Hitomi Okaya
Nagiko Tsuji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eiji Uchida
Writers: Eiji Uchida, Yukiko Manabe
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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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 Eiji Uchida, shot by Kenji Noguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kobayashi Yohei. 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 Masashi Komino 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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Yukiya Kitamura and Wan Marui and Udai Iwasaki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eiji Uchida directs. Kenji Noguchi behind the camera. Kobayashi Yohei scores. Masashi Komino cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Eiji Uchida, shot by Kenji Noguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kobayashi Yohei. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Masashi Komino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yukiya Kitamura and Wan Marui and Udai Iwasaki carry the top of the cast.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "suspicion", "based on memoir or autobiography", "filmmaking", "hypocrisy".