A Man

A Man

2022 · 121 min · JA · 7.1 (81 votes)
Dir. Kei Ishikawa · Starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, Sakura Ando, Masataka Kubota, Nana Seino, Hidekazu Mashima, Kazutoyo Koyabu · Music Jesy Chiang
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Akira works as a lawyer. One day, he meets with his former client Rie, who asks Akira to perform a background check on her late husband Daisuke.

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This film unfurls with a quiet intensity, drawing you into a profound human mystery. It's a somber, reflective journey through hidden pasts and the fragile nature of identity, steeped in a melancholic atmosphere. The subtle tension builds steadily, prompting deep introspection on what truly defines a person.

somberreflectiveunsettlingmelancholicintrospectiveslow-burncontemplative dramasubtle mysteryJapanese arthousenaturalisticidentitysecretsprejudicetruthbelonging
based on novel or bookfamily secretsremarriageprejudicerelationshipassumed identitydiscriminationmoral dilemmahidden pasthuman mysteryrural japan