Anticipation

2019 1h 19m JA

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8.2

BANGER

★8.2TMDB · 4

Drama

Synopsis

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Todo, an old wealthy man, is fascinated by the appearance of Sayumi walking in the graveyard in midsummer, holding the urn of his late mother. Sayumi, who doesn't know her father, longs for Todo like her father and begins to love him as a man. One day, Sayumi, invited by Todo to visit the villa, finds a portrait of Kazumi, a girl with pigtails that looks exactly like her. And the relationship between Todo and Sayumi begins to go crazy in an unexpected direction due to an uninvited guest who arrives on a stormy night.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Asuka Oda
Sayumi
Daisuke Ryū
Takashi Naha
Nana Nanaumi
Akio Hirose
Takashi Shigematsu
Rinko Morikawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hidekazu Takahara
Writers: Hideki Shishido, Hidekazu Takahara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hidekazu Takahara, shot by Takehiko Tamiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Asuka Oda and Daisuke Ryū and Takashi Naha carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Hidekazu Takahara directs. Takehiko Tamiya behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 79-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Hidekazu Takahara, shot by Takehiko Tamiya. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Asuka Oda and Daisuke Ryū and Takashi Naha carry the top of the cast.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.