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Akame 48 Waterfalls (2003)

Akame 48 Waterfalls poster
Original title
赤目四十八瀧心中未遂
Directed by
Genjirō Arato
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 39m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman from Tokyo escapes to a rural village with dramatic waterfalls. She becomes involved with a local man and they form a bond that leads them to confront their pasts.

slow-burnmelancholicvisually lushatmosphericintrospectiveemotionally heavyquietdreamlike

What happens

Akame 48 Waterfalls (Japanese: 赤目四十八瀧心中未遂) is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Genjiro Arato. It is based on the novel of the same name by Chokichi Kurumatani that was serialized in Bungakukai from November 1996 to October 1998. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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