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Ribâzu ejji

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Ribâzu ejji

2018

1h 45m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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8 Reviews

60%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

High school student Haruna stands between her gay friend Ichiro and her bully boyfriend, whose taunting of Ichiro has become physical.

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Jonathan Romney

Screen International

An over-extended but otherwise involving drama.

Feb 19, 2018

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Deborah Young

The Hollywood Reporter

The strength of the film is less on the action than the fully embodied characters ...

Feb 16, 2018

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

Beautifully confronts the spectator with life's questions: how should we position ourselves in respect to life and death and how to integrate sexuality in our subjective existence.

Jan 14, 2021

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

Yukisada takes the somewhat far-fetched story of the original in order to direct a film that focuses on the kids of the era, and the consequences the lack of guidance from parents and teachers ( which are almost non-existent in the film) have to youths.

Nov 30, 2019

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John Serba

Decider

The movie is dour, and poignant, and dour, and poetic, and dour. But the positives outweigh the negatives, and it does end with a glimmer of hope among the gloom.

Mar 19, 2019

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Gratuitous sex and violence in Japanese teen drama.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 12, 2019

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Isao Yukisada

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Fumi Nikaidô

Haruna Wakakusa

Ryô Yoshizawa

Ichiro Yamada

Sumire Matsubara

Kozue Yoshikawa

Aoi Morikawa

Kanna Tajima

Shûhei Uesugi

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Synopsis

High school student Haruna stands between her gay friend Ichiro and her bully boyfriend, whose taunting of Ichiro has become physical.

Director: Isao Yukisada
Producer: Shunsuke Koga, Shinji Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Takahiro Yoshizawa
Screenwriter: Misaki Setoyama
Production Co: Thefool
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2019
Runtime: 1h 45m

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