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Yurigokoro

Name: Yurigokoro
Director: Naoto Kumazawa
Released: 2017
Duration: 128 min

Representation Score

2.2/10

Limited

2017

Director

Naoto Kumazawa

Runtime

128 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Yurigokoro is a psychological mystery that emphasizes tension and personal secrets over systemic representation. The story revolves around a family crisis involving a father's dark confession and a vanished betrothed. The film's strength lies in its exploration of complex psychological themes and the deconstruction of familial legacies. However, it primarily focuses on traditional genre clichés centered around a male protagonist.

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Category Breakdown

Does Yurigokoro have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film focuses on a male protagonist and his girlfriend, with no indication of non-traditional gender identities.

How does Yurigokoro portray gender?

Fair

The disappearance of a female character drives the plot, but the male protagonist retains control and ability to act throughout the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Yurigokoro?

Limited

The film features an ethnically homogeneous cast and setting, with no evidence of diverse racial identities.

How does Yurigokoro represent religion and culture?

Fair

The narrative questions the sanctity of the traditional patriarchal figure by exploring moral ambiguity through the lens of a father's dark confession.

Does Yurigokoro include disability representation?

Minimal

Pancreatic cancer serves as a plot catalyst, but the film does not delve into the representation of disability.

Present on Screen

Explores complex psychological themes and the deconstruction of familial legacies.
Challenges traditional patriarchal figures through the father's hidden moral ambiguity.

Limited or Absent

Lacks representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender perspectives.
Maintains traditional gender hierarchies where male characters hold primary control.
Shows little evidence of racial or ethnic diversity within its domestic setting.

Official Synopsis

Ryosuke has a bright future. He just opened a successful restaurant and hopes to tie the knot soon with his alluring girlfriend. But then his father declares he has pancreatic cancer and his betrothed vanishes without a trace. In his father’s belongings, he discovers a secret diary, which starts with an ominous sentence: “Without remorse, I take a life …” Ryosuke is completely spellbound and reads on, discovering that the document is actually the confession of a murderer.

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