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I Am Keiko (1997) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
桂子ですけど
★ 6.7 (11 ratings) director: 园子温 actor: 鈴木桂子 / 内田栄一
other title: 我是桂子，但 / 桂子ですけど …
Keiko Suzuki is a lonely waitress in Tokyo. Her father passes away of cancer and she becomes obsessed with the passage of time. And so, three weeks before her 22nd birthday, she decides to record this period of time in the most accurate way possible, regardless of how lonely or banal this record ends up being.
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Ring (1998)
リング
★ 7.2 (407 ratings) director: 中田秀夫 actor: 松岛菜菜子 / 真田广之 …
other title: 午夜凶铃 / リング …
A mysterious video has been linked to a number of deaths, and when an inquisitive journalist finds the tape and views it herself, she sets in motion a chain of events that puts her own life in danger.
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After Life (1998)
ワンダフルライフ
★ 8.0 (206 ratings) director: 是枝裕和 actor: 井浦新 / 小田绘梨花 …
other title: 원더풀 라이프 / ワンダフルライフ …
On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.
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M/OTHER (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
M/OTHER
★ 7.7 (9 ratings) director: 诹访敦彦 actor: 渡边真起子 / 三浦友和 …
other title: 家庭私小说 / 母/亲 …
Tetsuro is living with his young girlfriend Aki in a pleasant house in Tokyo. They both spend a lot of time at their jobs. However their routine is upset when Tetsuro brings his 8-year-old son Shun to live with them, while his ex-wife recovers from a car accident.
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Charisma (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
カリスマ
★ 7.9 (19 ratings) director: 黑泽清 actor: 役所广司 / 池内博之 …
other title: 超凡神树 / カリスマ …
A seasoned detective is called in to rescue a politician held hostage by a lunatic. In a brief moment of uncertainty, he misses the chance for action. Leaving his job and family without explanation, he makes his way to a mountain forest, encountering a peculiar tree called Charisma.
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Audition (1999) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
オーディション
★ 7.2 (139 ratings) director: 三池崇史 actor: 石桥亮 / 椎名英姬 …
other title: 切肤之爱 / オーディション …
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage an audition. Interviewing a series of women, Shigeharu is enchanted by the quiet Asami. But soon things take a twisted turn as Asami isn’t what she seems to be.
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