Yurigokoro
Seen it?2017 | 128 min | Mystery, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 2 hr 8 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Ryosuke has a bright future. He just opened a successful restaurant and hopes to tie the knot soon with his alluring girlfriend. But then his father declares he has pancreatic cancer and his betrothed vanishes without a trace. In his father’s belongings, he discovers a secret diary, which starts with an ominous sentence: “Without remorse, I take a life …” Ryosuke is completely spellbound and reads on, discovering that the document is actually the confession of a murderer.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Naoto Kumazawa
- Yuriko YoshitakaMisako
- Tori MatsuzakaRyosuke
- Kenichi MatsuyamaYosuke
- Aimi SatsukawaMitsuko
- Nana SeinoChie
- Kaya KiyoharaYoung Misako
- Tae KimuraHosoya
- Yuki Tayama