Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.
In the Heart of the World
Drama
6.6
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.2
Citizen Kane
Mystery, Drama
8.0
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
Lost in Translation
Drama, Romance
7.4
The Hurt Locker
Drama, Thriller, War
7.3
Gandhi
Drama, History
7.6
Get Out
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
7.6
Full Metal Jacket
Drama, War
8.1
Interstellar
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
8.4
Spirited Away
Animation, Family, Fantasy
8.5
Blade Runner
Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
7.9
The Godfather
Drama, Crime
8.7
Inception
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
8.4
Five Feet Apart
Romance, Drama
8.3
Good Morning, Vietnam
Comedy, Drama, War
7.3
The Shape of Water
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
7.2
The Shawshank Redemption
Drama, Crime
8.7
Inglourious Basterds
Drama, Thriller, War
8.2
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5