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Rent-a-Cat
Why this pick
Like Sawako Decides, it finds gentle humor and quiet liberation in a woman calmly remaking her life, using an offbeat premise, unhurried rhythm, and warmly observant everyday detail.
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MOVIE2010 1h 52m JPN
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
For Sawako’s blend of female self-definition and deadpan discomfort, this offers a sharper, more playful interior portrait of a woman confronting the gap between fantasy, habit, and agency.
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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.
Hikari Mitsushima
Sawako
Kotaro Shiga
Tadao
Ryo Iwamatsu
Nobuo
Ryu Morioka
Yoshio