2010 · drama · thriller · mystery
Parade
Directed by Isao Yukisada1h 58m2010
The story of a strange living situation in a 2LDK apartment in suburban Tokyo. There are five residents ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-eight. They are not in any way romantically involved with one another, but one can see subtle hints of affection and friendship among them. In the end, however, none of them really know each other.
Our read: Parade (2010) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded drama · thriller · mystery entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
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