Dareka no Mokkin (2016)

Original title

だれかの木琴

Directed by

Yōichi Higashi

Genre

drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle-aged housewife becomes dangerously fixated on her young hairdresser. The film follows her growing obsession and its impact on her marriage and daily life.

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What happens

Dareka no Mokkin (Japanese: だれかの木琴), also known as Somebody's Xylophone in English, is a 2016 Japanese suspense drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi. It was adapted by Higashi from a novel of the same name by Areno Inoue. Dareka no Mokkin was the final film directed by Higashi, who died in 2026. The film tells the story of a married, middle-aged housewife who finds herself growing dangerously infatuated with her young hairdresser. It stars Takako Tokiwa in the lead role, in addition to Sosuke Ikematsu, Aimi Satsukawa, Masanobu Katsumura and Maho Yamada. Takatsugu Muramatsu composed the film's score, while its theme song "The Final News" was performed by Yōsui Inoue. Dareka no Mokkin was shown at the 29th Tokyo International Film Festival in the Japan Now section, before being theatrically released by Kino Films on 10 September 2016, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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