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I Am Keiko (1997)
桂子ですけど
★ 6.7 11 ratings
园子温 actor: 鈴木桂子 / 内田栄一
other title: 我是桂子，但 / 桂子ですけど …
Keiko Suzuki is a lonely waitress in Tokyo. Her father passes away of cancer and she becomes obsessed with the passage of time. And so, three weeks before her 22nd birthday, she decides to record this period of time in the most accurate way possible, regardless of how lonely or banal this record ends up being.
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After Life (1998)
ワンダフルライフ
★ 8.0 206 ratings
是枝裕和 actor: 井浦新 / 小田绘梨花 …
other title: 원더풀 라이프 / ワンダフルライフ …
On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
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M/OTHER (1999)
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★ 7.7 9 ratings
诹访敦彦 actor: 渡边真起子 / 三浦友和 …
other title: 家庭私小说 / 母/亲 …
Tetsuro is living with his young girlfriend Aki in a pleasant house in Tokyo. They both spend a lot of time at their jobs. However their routine is upset when Tetsuro brings his 8-year-old son Shun to live with them, while his ex-wife recovers from a car accident.
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Charisma (1999)
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★ 7.9 19 ratings
黑泽清 actor: 役所广司 / 池内博之 …
other title: 超凡神树 / カリスマ …
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, encountering a peculiar tree called Charisma.
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Audition (1999)
オーディション
★ 7.2 142 ratings
三池崇史 actor: 石桥亮 / 椎名英姬 …
other title: 切肤之爱 / オーディション …
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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Visitor Q (2002)
ビジターQ
★ 7.1 79 ratings
Takashi Miike actor: Ken'ichi Endô / Shungiku Uchida …
other title: 拜访者Q / ビジターQ …
In a dysfunctional family where the mother is a heroin addict and prostitute, beaten by her son, and the father is an ex-TV reporter, sleeping with his daughter and filming his son being beaten up, ‘Q’, a complete stranger enters the bizarre family, changing their lives for the better, finding a balance in their disturbing natures.
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