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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 59.8 / 100
2005·Drama·1h 22m

BASHING

“A hero to the world but shunned in her own country.”

Yuko is a Japanese girl who was taken hostage in Iraq while volunteering there as an aid worker. Finally released and back in her hometown, Yuko finds herself ostracized as a national disgrace by society that sees her helping a country other than Japan, and the embarrassment of getting captured but not killed, as things of which to be brutally ashamed.

Above the Line
Masahiro Kobayashi·DirectorMasahiro Kobayashi·WriterKōichi Saitō·Director of PhotographyMasahiro Kobayashi·Original Music ComposerNaoki Kaneko·Editor
Cast
Fusako Urabe·YukoRyuzo Tanaka·FatherNene Otsuka·StepmotherKikujiro Honda·BossTeruyuki Kagawa·Hotel ManagerTakayuki Katô·Koibito
Full Crew
(5 credits)
Directing· 1
Masahiro Kobayashi·Director
Writing· 1
Masahiro Kobayashi·Writer
Camera· 1
Kōichi Saitō·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Naoki Kaneko·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
Masahiro Kobayashi·Original Music Composer
By the Numbers
59.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Dramatic, Intense, Confrontational
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The movie poster features three men and one woman. The top half shows a man with blood on his face, looking down, flanked by a woman on the left looking towards”

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Key Elements
BloodLightning
Atmosphere
Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
5/10
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