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, Crime
6.3
Half-Life
Drama, Science Fiction
5.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Jojo Rabbit
Comedy, War, Drama
8.0
Dead Poets Society
Drama
8.3
2001: A Space Odyssey
Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
8.1
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime, Comedy
8.5
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5
The Substance
Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
7.1
Mortal Engines
Adventure, Science Fiction
6.2
The Menu
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
7.2
Dune
Science Fiction, Adventure
7.8
Shutter Island
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
8.2
La La Land
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
7.9
Taxi Driver
Crime, Drama
8.1
Jumanji
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
7.2
The Passion of the Christ
Drama
7.5
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
Tenet
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
7.2
Get Out
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
7.6