The Hungry Lion

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The Hungry Lion

2017

1h 18m

Drama

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When a high school girl is suspected of being in her teacher's sex video, she is stunned by her family's doubt and abused by online predators.

Justin Lowe

The Hollywood Reporter

Ogata exposes not just the victim, but all of those who presume to judge her and attempt to disassociate themselves from their own unseemly actions.

Dec 8, 2018

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Dan Tabor

Cinapse

The Hungry Lion is not an easy pill to swallow, and it's a film that ultimately leaves you with more questions than answers. It's a bleak portrait of not just Japanese youth, but what it's like to be a young woman in our overconnected society.

May 29, 2020

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Mark Schilling

Japan Times

Ogata, who based the film on his own original script, draws no lessons, moralistic or otherwise.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 20, 2018

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Takaomi Ogata

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Urara Matsubayashi

Hitomi Sugimoto

Mariko Tsutsui

Yuko Sugimoto

Atomu Mizuishi

Hiroki Fujigawa

Tomomi Sugai

Misaki Kinoshita

Sakiko Katô

Moe Sasaki

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Synopsis

When a high school girl is suspected of being in her teacher's sex video, she is stunned by her family's doubt and abused by online predators.

Director: Takaomi Ogata
Producer: Takaomi Ogata
Screenwriter: Takaomi Ogata
Production Co: Paranoid Kitchen
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Streaming): May 30, 2019
Runtime: 1h 18m