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Tracked

Name: Tracked
Director: Hideo Gosha
Released: 1985
Duration: 124 min

Representation Score

4.2/10

Fair

1985

Director

Hideo Gosha

Runtime

124 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Tracked is a character-driven drama that emphasizes psychological complexity over radical identity politics. It operates primarily within established genre conventions, focusing on the tension between individual desires and societal structures. The film successfully provides a non-Western perspective on the crime drama genre. By featuring a female character with active ability to act, it avoids the cliché of the purely passive female victim, even while adhering to traditional romantic dynamics. However, the film lacks multi-layered depth. Its representation remains largely homogeneous and follows conventional romantic and social clichés, limiting its score in areas of diverse identity and non-traditional structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Tracked have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film follows a conventional romantic storyline between a fugitive and a woman. There is no indication of non-straight relationships or queer undertones.

How does Tracked portray gender?

Fair

A female character plays a significant role by actively hiding a fugitive. However, the plot's momentum is mainly driven by the male protagonist's criminal activities and pursuit.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Tracked?

Fair

This Japanese production features a culturally homogeneous cast. It provides a non-Western perspective on crime and romance rather than blending multiple ethnicities.

How does Tracked represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story explores subjective morality and the tension between personal bonds and legal obligations. It focuses on individual transgressions without emphasizing specific secular or anti-capitalist frameworks.

Does Tracked include disability representation?

Minimal

The narrative contains no visible representation of physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Present on Screen

Provides a non-Western perspective on crime and romance through its Japanese production context.
Features a female character with active ability to act who drives the plot by hiding the fugitive.
Explores nuanced themes of subjective morality and the tension between personal bonds and law.

Limited or Absent

Lacks explicit representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight romantic structures.
Maintains a culturally homogeneous cast without multi-ethnic or diverse demographic blending.
Does not feature characters navigating physical, neurodivergent, or mental health disabilities.

Official Synopsis

When a fugitive begins a romance with the woman hiding him from the law, it becomes uncertain whether he will ever escape the shadow of his heinous crimes--or the detectives hot on his trail.

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