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Sayonara (2015)

Sayonara poster
Original title
さようなら
Directed by
Kōji Fukada
Genre
drama film, post-apocalyptic film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 52m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a post-apocalyptic Japan, a woman living alone in a sealed house interacts with a humanoid robot. Their conversations explore companionship and isolation in a world changed by disaster.

contemplativequietfuturisticmelancholicslow pacedminimalistintimate

What happens

Sayonara (Japanese: さようなら, Hepburn: Sayōnara; lit. "Goodbye") is a 2015 Japanese film written and directed by Kōji Fukada and based on the short play of the same name by Oriza Hirata. Starring Bryerly Long and Geminoid F, the film was promoted as "the first movie to feature a Gynoid performing opposite a human actor". It premiered in October 2015 at the Tokyo International Film Festival and was scheduled for release in Japan on November 21, 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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