Dependence
Watch TrailerShuichi and Rina are a twenty-something couple living together. Shuichi is working as a fiction editor for a book publisher, while Rina is unemployed, since she finds it hard to keep a job. When Shuichi's colleague runs away because of their terrible boss, Shuichi suddenly gets reassigned to work with Nishikawa, a stuck-up author who writes banal but popular self-help books. Rina gets hired to be his editor by complete chance, since Nishikawa ends up liking her out-of-the-box thinking. When Rina starts to succeed while Shuichi struggles, the problems in their relationship start to become apparent.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 生きててごめんなさい |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Kento Yamaguchi |
| Runtime | 107 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.0/10 (2 votes) |
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The film constructs a delicate drama from the contrast between success and stagnation, using the publishing world as a metaphor for personal growth. It relies on quiet observation of how professional ambition and self-doubt intertwine with the intimacy of shared domestic life.
What lingers after viewing is a poignant sense of the shifting dynamics in a relationship when one partner finds their footing and the other loses theirs. It's a bittersweet truth about growing up and apart. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Kento Yamaguchi
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With a cup of tea on a quiet evening, prepared for thoughtful observation of a relationship.
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