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37 Seconds (2019)
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Original name: 37セカンズ
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In 37 Seconds, 23-year-old comic book artist Yuma, physically disabled due to profound cerebral palsy and emotionally stunted by her well-meaning but overly protective mother, forges her own unusual path to sexual awakening and independence while at the same time discovering love and forgiveness.
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, disturbing, philosophical, manga, hentai, beautiful, cult film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cerebral palsy, disability, exploring sexuality, artist, loss of virginity, sex worker, japanese woman, coming of age, love, life is a bitch, love affair, rivalry, adaptation, character study, society, ambition, sex, mother daughter relationship, sexuality, humanity, woman, twin sister, sex work, disabled character, virgin ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, thailand
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Duration: 88 min.
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Style:
captivating, independent film, melancholic, contemplative
Plot:
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Place:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 157 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
boxing, japanese man, friendship, criminal, boxer, society, life is a bitch, poor, social problems, social issues, poverty, female nudity ...
Time:
near future
Place:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
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Duration: 107 min.
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Duration: 77 min.
Story:
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Story:
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