Cutie and the Boxer

2013 1h 21m EN

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6.9

SOLID

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95%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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7.2

IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 80🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes●83Metacritic★7.2IMDB · 4,809

Documentary

Synopsis

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This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40-year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko. Anxious to shed her role as her overbearing husband's assistant, Noriko finds an identity of her own.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Noriko Shinohara
Self
Ushio Shinohara
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zachary Heinzerling
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Noriko Shinohara and Ushio Shinohara carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2355540 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Zachary Heinzerling directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Noriko Shinohara and Ushio Shinohara carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2355540 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 80 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.