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Theatre: A Love Story

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The director of a theatre company is in crisis and his actors have lost confidence in him. One day he meets a woman wearing the same shoes as him, immediately sparking chemistry between the two.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2020-07-17

Runtime: 136 mins

Director: Isao Yukisada

Spoken language: 日本語

Genres: Drama, Romance

Original title: Theatre: A Love Story

Production Companies: Shochiku, Aniplex, Yoshimoto Kogyo, THEFOOL

Production Countries: Japan

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There's much to like about this, though the slowness is severely debilitating. I ended up digging the story, enjoying the cast and becoming interested in the characters but the extremely slow, one of the slowest paces I've ever seen, nature of <em>'Theatre: A Love Story'</em> just significantly overshadows any positives feelings I have for this unfortunately. It's 2hrs 15mins and I felt every single second, by the end I felt like I had just watched a 3hr+ movie. And that sucks, because I came close to enjoying it. Kento Yamazaki and Mayu Matsuoka are very good, I am more than open to seeing more of their respective works. As I type this my instant thoughts about this 2020 flick are actually positive, but I can't let the pacing issues slide sadly. Worth a watch, despite my feelings I'm not surprised to see others love it - each to their own, as always!
2022-09-06

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