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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 79/100. Scores higher than 95% of the 1,112 2020s mystery movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic79/100
953 audience votes
Key crew
- Hirokazu Kore-edaDirector
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
- Yuji SakamotoScreenplay
Cast
- Sakura AndoSaori Mugino
- Soya KurokawaMinato Mugino
- Hinata HiiragiYori Hoshikawa
- Eita NagayamaMichitoshi Hori
- Yuko TanakaMakiko Fushimi
- Mitsuki TakahataHirona Suzumura
- Akihiro KakutaShoda Fumiaki
- Shido NakamuraKiyotaka Hoshikawa
- Ryu MoriokaKanzaki
- Daisuke KurodaShinagawa
- Ayu KitauraMariko Yajima
- Haruto KobayashiTaisho Kamata
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Themes
friendshipjapanbullyingelementary schoolcoming of ageschoolteacher student relationshipchildhoodlgbtchildhood friendsmultiple perspectivesmasculinity
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