Helpless and Reckless

2012 1h 21m JA

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4.2

SKIP

★4.2TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Narumi, who has an aggressive personality, stabbed her colleague and went to prison. After serving her time, Narumi is released and goes back to her hometown where she grew up. Narumi goes to her younger brother Kei's home. At a young age, their parents died in a accident and Kei is the only one left Narumi can rely on. After Narumi sees Kei and his girlfriend Kana living together happily, Narumi decides to take her brother back. Narumi reveals a secret between her and Kei.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nahana
Narumi
Kuniaki Nakamura
Kei
Sugawara Keiko
Kana
Yūko Genkaku
Yoko
Shun Sugata
Aoki
Shohei Uno
Shimada
Yoshiki Kondō
Hideyuki Arai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Haruhi Oguri
Writers: Haruhi Oguri
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nahana and Kuniaki Nakamura and Sugawara Keiko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2330829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Haruhi Oguri directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Nahana and Kuniaki Nakamura and Sugawara Keiko carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2330829 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.