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Under the Skin

2002·Documentary·50m
7.1
A documentary on sixties counterculture in Japan featuring Donald Richie, Tadanori Yokoo, Masao Adachi, Koji Wakamatsu, Toshio Matsumoto and Akaji Maro among others.
Directed by Shane O'Sullivan

Cast

Toshio Matsumoto
Toshio Matsumoto
Himself
Kōji Wakamatsu
Kōji Wakamatsu
Himself
Masao Adachi
Masao Adachi
Himself
Tadanori Yokoo
Tadanori Yokoo
Himself
Donald Richie
Donald Richie
Himself

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AiBets
AiBets
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Glazer needs to make more movies IMO
Glazer needs to make more movies IMO
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Caitlynvil
Caitlynvil
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I feel like this was an over-simplistic view on predator starts caring for their prey. I thought they could've gone more into gender dynamics with this setup. Made the same point for over half the movie and overall just fell really short imo.
I feel like this was an over-simplistic view on predator starts caring for their prey. I thought they could've gone more into gender dynamics with this setup. Made the same point for over half the movie and overall just fell really short imo.
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Megan
Megan
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Did I understand this film? No. Did Scarlett Johansson slay as always? Absolutely.
Did I understand this film? No. Did Scarlett Johansson slay as always? Absolutely.
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Kali
Kali
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this was amazing. watching something not of this earth discover empathy and physical connection in such a haunting and alluring way is truly.. just wow. 

HOWEVER !!! this movie was literally so visually dark that watching it in the middle of the day probably involved losing some on screen details. maybe a rewatch is necessary.
this was amazing. watching something not of this earth discover empathy and physical connection in such a haunting and alluring way is truly.. just wow. 

HOWEVER !!! this movie was literally so visually dark that watching it in the middle of the day probably involved losing some on screen details. maybe a rewatch is necessary.
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Reanna
Reanna
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Finally watched this again in anticipation of Zone of Interest. Lately I've been interested in rewatching movies I had to watch for my film degree, and this was way better this time. I, unfortunately, had to multi-task during my first watch (as I usually have to do during a semester), but this current semester hasn't gotten busy yet so I was able to give this my full attention. It's a lot slower and pensive than I remember it being but I think it totally pays off in the back half. I also appreciate how minimal and pulled back everything is-I just think it's refreshing. But that final sequence was nuts (in a good way).
Finally watched this again in anticipation of Zone of Interest. Lately I've been interested in rewatching movies I had to watch for my film degree, and this was way better this time. I, unfortunately, had to multi-task during my first watch (as I usually have to do during a semester), but this current semester hasn't gotten busy yet so I was able to give this my full attention. It's a lot slower and pensive than I remember it being but I think it totally pays off in the back half. I also appreciate how minimal and pulled back everything is-I just think it's refreshing. But that final sequence was nuts (in a good way).
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