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Movie poster: Gips (2001)
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2001 · 83 min Thriller Romance
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

22-year old secretary Kazuko first bumps into Tamaki on the way back from work. Tamaki is crawling along the sidewalk on crutches at a snail's pace, and stumbles into the young audiotypist after apparently having trouble with an ill-fitting shoe over her cast. After helping her back to her feet, Kazuko follows Tamaki back to her apartment, the two of them barely exchanging words. Once in Tamaki's room, Kazuko is dispatched on an errand to fetch some beer... Their game begins..

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📋 Film Details

Original Title ギプス
Year 2001
Country Japan
Genre Thriller, Romance
Director Akihiko Shiota
Runtime 83 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (6 votes)

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The film builds a claustrophobic tension where every gesture and glance carries hidden weight. The dynamic between the two women is a subtle dance of silence and subtext, pulling the viewer into their isolated world.

What lingers after the credits is a sense of uneasy ambiguity, where romance is inextricably tied to psychological threat. It invites reflection on the nature of power and dependency in intimate connections. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Akihiko Shiota

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Late at night, in complete silence, to catch every nuance of the unspoken.

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