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In the Pool

2005 · 101 min Drama Comedy
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

A free-spirited psychiatrist operates from a quirky spa facility featuring a pool, magnetically drawing patients with extraordinary neuroses and stress-induced conditions. His office becomes a stage for a series of absurd therapy sessions, blurring the lines between professional treatment and personal eccentricity. Each appointment plunges into a world of peculiar phobias, obsessive compulsions, and social anxieties, which the doctor approaches with unorthodox methodologies. Around him gathers a small community of individuals whose life imbalances find strange reflection in the soothing ambiance of aquatic therapy.

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Original Title イン・ザ・プール
Year 2005
Country Japan
Genre Drama, Comedy
Director Satoshi Miki
Runtime 101 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (5 votes)

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The film expertly walks the tightrope between dark comedy and psychological drama, examining human frailty through a lens of absurdity. The director refrains from judging his peculiar characters, instead observing their struggles with inner demons with a curious, almost clinical eye.

What lingers after the final scene is a mosaic of grotesque yet familiar scenarios, where laughter springs from shared discomfort and universal vulnerability. The takeaway is a gently ironic wisdom about the relativity of 'normalcy.' — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Satoshi Miki

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The surreal, damp ambiance of a therapy spa, where confessionals drift over the faint echo of lapping water.

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