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Kokoro to Karada (2004)
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Original name: ココロとカラダ
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A few years ago, when Tomomi (Hiroko Akune) was on the way home from school, she saw her friend Keiko (Misaki Mori) about to be raped by a man. Tomomi hit the man in the head with a stone and saved Keiko. In the present, Keiko, has buried her past, sells her body in Tokyo. One day, Keiko is contacted by Tomomi. They haven't spoken since their high school graduation. They meet and Keiko lets Tomomi stay at her apartment. Soon, the bizarre lives of the two women begins, with Tomomi also selling her body.
Style:
bleak, psychological, sentimental, sincere, serious, captivating, emotional, realistic, suspenseful, thrilling ...
Plot:
female nudity, prostitution, sexual abuse, sex work, character study, trauma, survival, female friendship, mature, guilt, rescue, taboo, street life, nightlife, alienation, city life, identity crisis, criminal underworld, intimacy, betrayal, voyeur, psychological drama, breasts
Time:
2000s, contemporary
Place:
tokyo
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, realistic, intense and captivating films with plots about character study, moral ambiguity, urban, psychological drama, survival, female protagonist and isolation mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Kokoro to Karada: Raising Voices (2024), Tokyo Noir (2004), Alive (2002), L (2016), Booking (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 45 min.
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Plot:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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