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"My life is messed up with menstruation."

2002 1h 16m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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Yukari Nishihara, 25, earns her living as an art model and aspires to become an actress. One day, while she was out, she saw “a man's face about to jump off the roof of a building”, and since then she has been suffering from a peculiar constitution: she sees a suicide while on her period, faints, and develops a fever. The goddess of love does not smile on Yukari, who is unable to become a sweet girl with a nice boyfriend. The only things that can save Yukari now are her best friend Hana, who has a keen intuition, and a suppository that can break a fever in one shot. On the day of an important audition, Yukari has decided that this is her last chance. However, Yukari realizes that she has forgotten her antipyretic suppositories, and her eyes meet those of another soon-to-be suicide victim. She is in a desperate situation. What does Yukari do?

“My life is messed up with menstruation.”

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Cast

Yuki Tanada
Yukari Nishihara
Takushi Hina
Ishikawa Takako
Mayasu Mizuta
Itoko Tsuji
Magal Tsuji
Saiyasu Iwanami

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yuki Tanada
Writers: Yuki Tanada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 24 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 Yuki Tanada, shot by Marie Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie Yamada 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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Yuki Tanada and Takushi Hina and Ishikawa Takako carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "My life is messed up with menstruation.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17512994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yuki Tanada directs. Marie Yamada behind the camera. Marie Yamada cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 76-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Yuki Tanada, shot by Marie Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Marie Yamada shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yuki Tanada and Takushi Hina and Ishikawa Takako carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "My life is messed up with menstruation.".
8IMDB entry: tt17512994 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.