Villain (2010)

Original title

悪人

Directed by

Sang-il Lee

Genre

romance film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 19m

Rated

IIB

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lonely murder suspect flees across Japan. A young woman gets drawn into his orbit.

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What happens

Villain (悪人, Akunin) is a 2010 Japanese drama film directed by Sang-il Lee, based on Shuichi Yoshida's crime noir novel of the same name. It was nominated for numerous awards at the 2011 Japan Academy Prize, including Best Film and Best Director (which was director Lee's second nomination, after his 2006 win for Hula Girls), and won five, which included all four acting awards and for the score by Joe Hisaishi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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