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Tree Without Leaves poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 74.2 / 100
1986·Drama·1h 45m

TREE WITHOUT LEAVES

Haru, an aging scriptwriter, has isolated himself somewhere in the woods of Nagano to work on his first novel. As the last surviving member of his kin, he intends to chronicle the family he grew up in.

Above the Line
Kaneto Shindô·DirectorKaneto Shindō·ScreenplayKaneto Shindō·Original StoryYoshiyuki Miyake·Director of PhotographyHikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerMitsuo Kondō·Editor
Cast
Keiju Kobayashi·Hatsu-rojinNobuko Otowa·MotherIchirō Zaitsu·FatherMeiko KajiKotoe HatsuiTaiji TonoyamaBin MoritsukaRokkō TouraMami OkamotoKazuki Yamanaka
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 2
Kaneto Shindō·DirectorMinoru Matsui·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Kaneto Shindō·ScreenplayKaneto Shindō·Original Story
Camera· 1
Yoshiyuki Miyake·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Mitsuo Kondō·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Hikaru Hayashi·Original Music ComposerMannen Yagihashi·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 1
Shigemori Shigeta·Art Direction
Production· 4
Shosaku Imai·Executive ProducerMasaya Endo·ProducerSetsuo Noto·ProducerMichiyoshi Takashima·Producer
Other Departments· 1
Hiroshi Yamashita·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
74.2
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Tree Without Leaves's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000000
#C0C0C0
Mood
Contemplative, Nostalgic
Composition
Layered
Era
1960s
Visual Style
Mixed Media

“The poster features a large, black and white pencil sketch of a smiling woman's face at the top, looking down. Below her, a black and white photograph shows a g”

Key Elements
Pencil SketchPhotographTriangular Platform
Atmosphere
Muted
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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