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Secret Liaisons (1995)

Secret Liaisons poster
Original title
人でなしの恋
Directed by
Masako Matsuura
Genre
mystery film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes obsessed with a woman who may not be real. The story explores the dangerous pull of an idealized love. It is based on a short story by Edogawa Ranpo.

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What happens

『人でなしの恋』(ひとでなしのこい)は、作家江戸川乱歩が1926年(大正15年)に発表した短編小説。ピグマリオニズムの作品としてのちの『押絵と旅する男』に通じるものがある。 乱歩によると、この作品は読者にも編集者にもあまり評価されなかったが、乱歩自身のお気に入りの一つである。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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