Does Your Soul Have a Cold?

2007 1h 22m JA

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★6.3TMDB · 3

Documentary

Synopsis

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This documentary follows the lives of five Japanese individuals to explore how depression is perceived in Japan and how the marketing of anti-depressants since the late 1990s has shifted public awareness. Once a term used only by psychiatric professionals, "utsu" is now commonly used as anti-depressant use has surged.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Taketoshi Hayashiguchi
Himself
Hiyaso Hayashiguchi
Herself
Mika Ishikawa
Himself
Mika Ishikawa
Herself
Michiko Ishikawa
Herself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mike Mills
Languages: Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Taketoshi Hayashiguchi and Hiyaso Hayashiguchi and Mika Ishikawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0995716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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

Mike Mills directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Taketoshi Hayashiguchi and Hiyaso Hayashiguchi and Mika Ishikawa carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0995716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 9 themes, including "depression", "japan", "drugs", "psychiatric ward".