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Odd Obsession
Why this pick
A coolly controlled study of marriage, desire and manipulation, with the same interest in private testimony and morally unstable versions of the truth.
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MOVIE1961 1h 31m JPN
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Why this pick
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Floating Clouds
Why this pick
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Double Suicide
Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Haruko Mabuchi
Rie Munakata
Hideo Takamatsu
Public Prosecutor Kasai