The Antique

"Memory of antique books."

2018 2h 1m JA

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 6

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Synopsis

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Job-hunting Daisuke heads to the Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia in Kita-Kamakura with a book signed by Natsume Soseki that his deceased grandmother left behind. He asks the beautiful shop owner Shioriko to authenticate the book. However, the book in question hides an unexpected secret from his grandmother.

“Memory of antique books.”

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Cast

Haru Kuroki
Shioriko Shinokawa
Shuhei Nomura
Daisuke Goura
Masahiro Higashide
Yoshio Tanaka
Kaho
Kinuko Goura
Momoka
Aya Shinokawa
Ryo Narita
Inagaki
Yoshi Sakō
Misuzu Kanno

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yukiko Mishima
Writers: Ryohei Watanabe, Kana Matsui
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yukiko Mishima, shot by Kazutaka Abe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hitomi Kato 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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Haru Kuroki and Shuhei Nomura and Masahiro Higashide carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Memory of antique books.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6525872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yukiko Mishima directs. Kazutaka Abe behind the camera. Hitomi Kato cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Yukiko Mishima, shot by Kazutaka Abe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Hitomi Kato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Haru Kuroki and Shuhei Nomura and Masahiro Higashide carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Memory of antique books.".
6IMDB entry: tt6525872 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.