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Release Year2019
Runtime2h 30m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes10
DirectorNatsuka Kusano
WritersTomoyuki Takahashi
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.1 out of 10
Cast4 credited
Also Known AsDomains
About Domains
Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.
Directed by Natsuka Kusano, Domains leans on a strong ensemble — Asami Shibuya, Tomo Kasajima, Tomomitsu Adachi — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 2019.
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