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The Egoists

2011 · 136 min Drama Romance
4.1 / 10 · TMDB

Kazu attacks a bar in Kabukicho, a Tokyo red-light district, and flees to his hometown with abducts Machiko, a pole dancer he's been stuck on. They begin living together, but their happiness is short lived as their pasts torment them both.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 軽蔑
Year 2011
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Romance
Director Ryuichi Hiroki
Runtime 136 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.1/10 (7 votes)

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The film constructs a claustrophobic study of damaged souls, relying on prolonged silences and tense stillness to explore the violence inherent in twisted intimacy. It portrays connection not as salvation, but as a mutual wounding.

What lingers after viewing is the raw, uncomfortable truth of characters using each other as both refuge and weapon. The film offers no catharsis, only a stark exposure of cyclical pain. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Ryuichi Hiroki

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Watch in a subdued, contemplative mood, prepared for its unflinching and emotionally draining narrative.

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