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My Broken Mariko
Why this pick
From Romance Doll's director, this is another emotionally direct, female-centered story that finds warmth and dark humor amid private pain and lives shaped by what remains unspoken.
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MOVIE2020 2h 3m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
It was a pre-destined love and marriage for Sonoko and Tetsuo. They tied the knot and became husband and wife no questions asked. All is well then. Well, perhaps not. Each holds a secret that even the binds of matrimony cannot untie. Sonoko does not know that Tetsuo makes sex dolls or Dutch wives. Sonoko has a secret too. She is about to tell Tetsuo what she has been hiding. Their marriage is already sexless. Will they make it?
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Issey Takahashi
Tetsuo Kitamura
Yu Aoi
Sonoko Kitamura
Kitaro
Kinji Aikawa
Eri Watanabe
Maria Tashiro
Pierre Taki
Kaoru Kubota