Intimacies
Watch TrailerHamaguchi wrote and directed this film as a graduation project for the students at ENBU Seminar (film and theater school in Tokyo) when he taught there. It is a three-part film: The first part is a documentary-style production of a play; Then the actual full stage production of the play; and the epilogue. Poetry and written words play the central role in the movie.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | 親密さ |
| Year | 2013 |
| Country | Japan |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
| Runtime | 255 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.6/10 (7 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
Hamaguchi constructs a triptych that explores the transformation of written text into lived performance. The film relies on a deliberate, observational style, moving from documentary rehearsal to staged play and contemplative epilogue.
What lingers after viewing is a profound sense of the creative process itself laid bare—the vulnerability and rigor of giving words a body. It’s a meditation on where life ends and art begins. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
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Watch attentively, as you would a staged reading, focusing on the language and rhythm.
🎭 Cast
Rei Hirano
Reiko
Ryo Sato
Ryouhei / Mamoru Noguchi
Mikio Tayama
Kunio Miki
Ayako Ito
Ito Bun / Kayoko Kanamori
Akihisa Sugai
Akira Nishijima / Noboru Komiyama
Takuma Watanabe
Hidenori Watanabe / Clerk 2
Kanako Tezuka
Urara Tezuka / Yukie Noguchi
Toru Arai
Taro Nakamura / Shinnosuke Tada
Aki Katori
Akiko Katori / Etsuko Shiomi
Rinpuku Tsuchiya
Kensuke Hayashi / Clerk 1
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