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The Brutal Hopelessness Of Love (2007)

The Brutal Hopelessness Of Love poster
Original title
人が人を愛することのどうしようもなさ
Directed by
Takashi Ishii
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 57m
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese drama about a man and a woman whose love causes them deep pain. It shows how their relationship becomes tangled with desperation and suffering.

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What happens

《가학의 성》(일본어: 人が人を愛することのどうしようもなさ, The Brutal Hopelessness Of Love)은 일본에서 제작된 이시이 다카시 감독의 2007년 드라마 영화이다. 키타지마 마이 등이 주연으로 출연하였고 아치와 타카시 등이 제작에 참여하였다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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