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aka AKUNIN
Year: 2010
UK: Third Window Films
Cast: Satoshi Tsumabuki, Eri Fukatsu, Hikari Mitsushima,
Masaki Okada, Kirin Kiki, Akira Emoto
Director: Lee Sang-il
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (English subtitles)
UK: 139 mins
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong sex
UK Release Date: 19 August 2011 (Limited Release)
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Synopsis
Yuichi (Satoshi Tsumabuki) is a construction worker who has lived
his entire life in a dreary fishing village. With no girlfriend or
frnends, he spends his days working and looking after his
grandparents, with little enjoyment other than his car.
Meanwhile, Mitsuyo (Eri Fukatsu) also lives a monotonous life pacing
between the men’s clothing store where she works and the apartment
which she shares with her sister. When the two lonely souls meet
using an online dating site, they immediately fall in love with each
other.
But there's a secret Yuichi had been keeping from Mitsuyo: Yuichi is
the one suspected of killing the woman whose body was found at
Mitsue Pass only a few days before...
Based on Shuichi Yoshida's award winning novel Villain, Lee Sang-il's
adaptation was the winner of five Japanese Academy awards including
Best Actress, Actor, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor and Music
Score.
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