Melancholic

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Melancholic

2018

1h 53m

Crime

Drama

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6 Reviews

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A lost young man gets a job at a bathhouse. After leaving work one night, he gets the feeling that something is off and returns to find a murder taking place under the watchful eye of his boss.

Noëlle D. Lilley

Chicago Reader

[Yoji Minagawa is] sulking yet charming.

Feb 21, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

“Melancholic” is an excellent film that manages to be both exciting and heart-warming, while eloquently presenting a series of very interesting comments through a rather intelligent irony.

Rated: 7.5

Jan 2, 2023

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

An impressive drama from a new Japanese filmmaking team, about finding happiness in a life without direction, and about crimes taking place under our noses.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 10, 2021

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

A truly entertaining statement against oppressive control and the importance of finding, on one's own subjective account, moments of relational happiness.

Aug 20, 2020

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Alex Purnell

Battle Royale With Cheese

Although Melancholic had a lot of potential, it does flounder and feels bloated with its strange outlook. For the most part, it is an enjoyable drama piece with a gruesome underbelly...

Aug 2, 2020

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Mark Schilling

Japan Times

Darkly funny, viscerally thrilling and improbably heartwarming.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 31, 2019

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Synopsis

A lost young man gets a job at a bathhouse. After leaving work one night, he gets the feeling that something is off and returns to find a murder taking place under the watchful eye of his boss.

Director: Seiji Tanaka
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 53m