Maria's Breast

2014 1h 26m JA

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2.2

SKIP

★2.2TMDB · 4

CrimeDrama

Synopsis

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Mao, who can tell when someone will die when she touches them, offers her own body to dying men. One day, Tachibana, whose wife committed suicide after Mao said she would die, draws close to her.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kokone Sasaki
Mao
Shima Onishi
Tachibana
Kiyomi Itō
Tomori Abe
Mother
Takeshi Itō
Daisuke Iijima
Yohta Kawase
Megumi Kobashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takahisa Zeze
Writers: Takahisa Zeze
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Love Stories Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takahisa Zeze, shot by Kōichi Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yo Irie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Kokone Sasaki and Shima Onishi and Kiyomi Itō carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takahisa Zeze directs. Kōichi Saitō behind the camera. Yo Irie scores. Hiroshi Kirihata cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "Love Stories Series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Takahisa Zeze, shot by Kōichi Saitō. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Yo Irie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Hiroshi Kirihata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Kokone Sasaki and Shima Onishi and Kiyomi Itō carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt3673706 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.