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(Ab)normal Desire

2023 · 134 min Drama
7.6 / 10 · TMDB

Director Yoshiyuki Kishi and screenwriter Takehito Minato—the team behind acclaimed boxing epic Wilderness—reunite to adapt Ryo Asai's prize-winning novel. A sensitive drama about the aberrant in a society without regard for diversity, the story unites characters trying to hide abnormalities: a prosecutor who is worried that his pubescent son is a shut-in, an introverted saleswoman with a peculiar habit, and a student tortured by feelings she can’t express. In a world fill with abnormalities, what if it’s actually normal to be abnormal?

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 正欲
Year 2023
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Yoshiyuki Kishi
Runtime 134 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.6/10 (14 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Quiet, contemplative cinema — the kind where silence says more than dialogue. The director trusts the viewer and doesn't explain everything. That's rare.

The slow rhythm may tire those waiting for events. But for those willing to sink in, the film pulls hard. It's cinema for a second viewing.

Good for thoughtful solo viewing. Not for a group that wants background noise.

Director: Yoshiyuki Kishi

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Best Watched: Late evening, silence, maybe a glass of wine. Watch alone or with someone comfortable with quiet.

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