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Anticipation

2019 · 79 min Drama
8.2 / 10 · TMDB

Todo, an old wealthy man, is fascinated by the appearance of Sayumi walking in the graveyard in midsummer, holding the urn of his late mother. Sayumi, who doesn't know her father, longs for Todo like her father and begins to love him as a man. One day, Sayumi, invited by Todo to visit the villa, finds a portrait of Kazumi, a girl with pigtails that looks exactly like her. And the relationship between Todo and Sayumi begins to go crazy in an unexpected direction due to an uninvited guest who arrives on a stormy night.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title 焦燥
Year 2019
Country Japan
Genre Drama
Director Hidekazu Takahara
Runtime 79 min.
Rating TMDB: 8.2/10 (4 votes)

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The film delves into the shadowy recesses of the psyche, where longing for a lost parent transforms into dangerous erotic fixation. The director skillfully builds an atmosphere of languid tension, where every glance and silence carries unspoken desire.

What lingers after viewing is a psychological thriller that unnerves not through shocking twists, but through the gradual revelation of painful secrets and the blurring of lines between care and possession. The final frames leave a haunting imprint of trespassed boundaries — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hidekazu Takahara

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Midsummer cemetery heat, the oppressive air of an old villa, the restless rustle of kimono fabric in dimly lit rooms.

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