2016 · drama · thriller · family
Harmonium
Directed by Koji Fukada2h 0m2016
Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life.
Our read: Harmonium (2016) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · thriller · family entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- bleak
- cold
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