Underplayed Gems

Villain (2010)

Villain poster
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
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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)

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