Dark Harbour

2009 1h 41m JA

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5.5

MID

★5.5TMDB · 9

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Manzo is a fisherman in a small seaside community who lives and works alone, but longs for a relationship and maybe a wife. When a sign is posted advertising a matchmaking party with city women, all the men gussy themselves up and videotape themselves for the dating service. Manzo borrows a camcorder and tries his luck, but his rehearsed speech doesn't go as planned. When showing the videotape to the prospective dates, he discovers something unusual: There is a woman and her son living in one of his closets. Instead of kicking them out, he encourages them to stay and develops a relationship with them that makes the other fishermen jealous.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shinya Kote
Yuko Miyamoto
Kazuki Hiro'oka
Akaji Maro
Terumi Norizuki
Wife
Yujiro Taki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takatsugu Naitō
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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1 / 6

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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2 / 6

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 6

CAST

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Shinya Kote and Yuko Miyamoto and Kazuki Hiro'oka carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1368460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Takatsugu Naitō directs. Akira Matsumoto scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Akira Matsumoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Shinya Kote and Yuko Miyamoto and Kazuki Hiro'oka carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1368460 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.