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The Charm of Others (2012)

The Charm of Others poster
Original title
魅力の人間
Directed by
Ryūtarō Ninomiya
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 29m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A director makes his first film about people and how they connect with each other. It was shown at several film festivals and won an award at the PIA Film Festival.

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What happens

The Charm of Others (魅力の人間, Miryoku no ningen) is a 2012 Japanese film directed by Ryutaro Ninomiya. The film was selected to screen at a number of international festivals, including the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Subversive festival in 2019, and was featured at the PIA Film Festival in 2012, where it won the Semi-Grand Prix. The Charm of Others was Ninomiya's first film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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