Birds Without Names

2017

2h 3m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

List

100%

Tomatometer

6 Reviews

71%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

An unbalanced young woman longs for her ex-boyfriend, the one who almost beat her to death.

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Clarence Tsui

Hollywood Reporter

Birds Without Names is littered with belligerent relationships, beautiful scoundrels and bad sex. What makes the film stand out from the crowd, however, is actress Yu Aoi's against-type performance.

Jun 20, 2018

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

Bird Without Names is an amazing romance-drama narrative. It is due to its effective narrative structure and the amazing acting-performances by Sadao Abe and Yu Aoi.

Jan 26, 2023

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Although ailed by the common faults of recent Japanese movies (including a somewhat far-fetched script), "Birds Without Names" includes more than enough elements to erase any negative aspects

Dec 1, 2019

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Harris Dang

easternKicks.com

Birds Without Names is a great piece of work from director Kazuya Shiraishi, that not only succeeds as a great romantic drama but as an actors showcase for all involved, especially Yu Aoi, who gives her best performance yet.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 1, 2018

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

The film presents a boldly nihilistic world view without anyone to root for, yet it does so with impressive craft and commitment.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 10, 2018

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Kaori Shoji

Japan Times

Aoi is impressive as the poisonous Towako but it's Abe who pulls the story along with his small frame and dog-like abjection. The content may be objectionable, but the performances are strong.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 26, 2017

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Heroine is not especially likeable as she goes through life making people as miserable as she is and falling for unsuitable men despite having a loyal, if uncouth, boyfriend. I saw this as part of the Japanese film festival and very much enjoyed it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Kazuya Shiraishi

Director

Sadao Abe

Jinya Sano

Masaaki Akahori

Sakada

Mukku Akazawa

Misuzu Nonoyama

Yû Aoi

Towako Kitahara

Tôri Matsuzaka

Makoto Mizushima

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Synopsis

An unbalanced young woman longs for her ex-boyfriend, the one who almost beat her to death.

Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
Production Co: The Klockworx Co., Ltd.
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 31, 2018
Runtime: 2h 3m

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