Investigation of a Typical Love

1992 1h 41m JA

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 2

Drama

Synopsis

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The screenplay is Haruhiko Arai of "Tragedy of W" and "Revolver". The man is a detective who doesn't take on anything other than background checks for marriage and looking for cats. One day, a request for a job that belongs to him comes in. It is from Masako, a married woman who suspects her husband of having an affair.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eiji Okuda
Detective
Masanori Sera
Otsubo
Masahiko Tsugawa
Kurosaki
Shôko Ikeda
Yuriko
Kaori Kobayashi
Masako
Simon Yotsuya
Sano
Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
Tsukahara
Kei Suma
Aoki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Koji Enokido
Writers: Natsuo Sekikawa, Haruhiko Arai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Koji Enokido, shot by Teio Noda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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

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ERA

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Eiji Okuda and Masanori Sera and Masahiko Tsugawa carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0103718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Koji Enokido directs. Teio Noda behind the camera. Shigeru Umebayashi scores. Yoshiyuki Okuhara cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

134 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Koji Enokido, shot by Teio Noda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shigeru Umebayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Yoshiyuki Okuhara shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eiji Okuda and Masanori Sera and Masahiko Tsugawa carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0103718 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.