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Go Find a Psychic!
Representation Score
6.9/10
Good
2009
Director
Katsuyuki Motohiro
Runtime
105 minutes
Average Rating
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The film blends genres to create a drama-comedy centered on professional identity and supernatural elements. It places a woman in a position of authority within a demanding media environment. However, the narrative lacks depth regarding multi-layered identities. There is no clear representation of LGBTQ+ characters or a diverse, multi-ethnic cast. While the psychic theme could relate to neurodivergence, the film does not explicitly address disability.
Category Breakdown
Does Go Find a Psychic! have LGBTQ+ representation?
The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or explore non-straight relationships. The story focuses on professional challenges and the psychic community.
How does Go Find a Psychic! portray gender?
The film features Yone Sakurai as a female leader in a high-stress media environment. Her role as a program director challenges traditional gender roles by highlighting female authority.
How racially and ethnically diverse is Go Find a Psychic!?
The movie is set within a specific Japanese cultural context and focuses on a specialized subculture of psychics. It does not present a multi-ethnic or racially diverse cast.
How does Go Find a Psychic! represent religion and culture?
The story examines the tension between conventional media institutions and unconventional belief systems. It highlights a psychic community that provides a sense of belonging outside traditional religions.
Does Go Find a Psychic! include disability representation?
Psychic abilities in the film might symbolize neurodivergence, but the film does not explicitly connect these abilities to lived experiences of disability.
Present on Screen
- Highlights a female protagonist in a position of professional leadership.
- Explores the validation of unconventional identities through a specialized subculture.
- Focuses on professional competence and authority.
Limited or Absent
- Does not include explicit representation of LGBTQ+ characters or relationships.
- Does not show significant racial or multi-ethnic diversity.
- Does not explicitly connect extraordinary abilities to disability or neurodivergence.
Official Synopsis
Once a year, on Christmas Eve, Cafe Telekinesis holds a real psychic party. At the party, psychics gather together to show off their abilities while for the rest of the year they hide their abilities. Yone Sakurai is a program director for a psychic variety TV show called "Asunaro Psychic". She is stressed out and tired from her work, but proud of what she is doing. Yone actually believes in psychic abilities. By an audience request a new plan is set out for the program, a plan which requires the show to uncover real psychics or psychic events.
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