A Woman Wavering in the Rain

2016 1h 23m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Synopsis

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This is the story of a man living quietly under an assumed identity, when a mysterious woman suddenly appears in his life. It is the directorial debut of soundtrack composer Yoshihiro Hanno.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Munetaka Aoki
Ito Ohno
Amane Okayama
Shingo Mizusawa
Junji Nakano
Ryu Morioka
Go Jibiki
Baiken Jukkanji

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshihiro Hanno
Writers: Yoshihiro Hanno
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoshihiro Hanno, shot by Tatsuya Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yoshihiro Hanno 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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Munetaka Aoki and Ito Ohno and Amane Okayama carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoshihiro Hanno directs. Tatsuya Yamada behind the camera. Yoshihiro Hanno cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yoshihiro Hanno, shot by Tatsuya Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yoshihiro Hanno shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Munetaka Aoki and Ito Ohno and Amane Okayama carry the top of the cast.
7Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.