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Theater

Original title: Gekijo
  • 2020
  • 2h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
846
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Theater (2020)
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Nagata is the director of a theater troupe. Unfortunately, he is rather unsuccessful on his finances which makes the crew has little confidence in him.Nagata is the director of a theater troupe. Unfortunately, he is rather unsuccessful on his finances which makes the crew has little confidence in him.Nagata is the director of a theater troupe. Unfortunately, he is rather unsuccessful on his finances which makes the crew has little confidence in him.

  • Director
    • Isao Yukisada
  • Writers
    • Ryûta Hôrai
    • Naoki Matayoshi
  • Stars
    • Kento Yamazaki
    • Mayu Matsuoka
    • Kan'ichirô Satô
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    846
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Isao Yukisada
    • Writers
      • Ryûta Hôrai
      • Naoki Matayoshi
    • Stars
      • Kento Yamazaki
      • Mayu Matsuoka
      • Kan'ichirô Satô
    • 15User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Kento Yamazaki
    Kento Yamazaki
    • Nagata
    Mayu Matsuoka
    Mayu Matsuoka
    • Saki
    Kan'ichirô Satô
    Kan'ichirô Satô
    • Nohara
    Sairi Itô
    • Aoyama
    Satoru Iguchi
    • Komine
    Kôdai Asaka
    • Tadokoro
    Joanna Frank-Nosa
    • self - Theatre Act
    Shûsaku Kamikawa
    Masaki Miura
    Ritsu Ohtomo
    • Director
      • Isao Yukisada
    • Writers
      • Ryûta Hôrai
      • Naoki Matayoshi
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    8umeshtakesonlife

    Great love story

    Theatre: A Love Story movie asks many important questions on life. These questions are presented in a very natural way as the story evolves, mostly in the form of Nagata. Nagata walks in the Tokyo streets for his ideas, for his inspiration, for a story that will make him an acclaimed writer. Saki, on the other hand is a tolerating woman who is growing up in their relationship and doing the right things. Do you accept life? How far are you willing to go to learn the truth? What do you finally settle for? Good questions..

    Wonderful acting, progressive women, plenty of brilliance in the story and the direction and a very strong second half that will pull you in. Amazing experience. The ending is strong too but a bit challenging, unexpected and could have been done differently.
    8heem-14228

    Splendid film

    I was just startled after watching the film. The full film was showing the boy's struggle with himself. Theatre is an art form so being a real artist was challenged in days. I was hoping for a good time but then the finishing of the film that gave me a goosebump. I didn't expect this kind of climax. Such a wonderful film must say.
    10lucykimikoairi

    Beautiful Story

    Amazing slow-paced story, the build up of characters and the challenges they face made an impact. Because this does happen in real life. In the end, you just want to know more about them.
    6r96sk

    Slow nature of 'Theatre: A Love Story' just significantly overshadows any positives feelings I have for this unfortunately

    There's much to like about this, though the slowness is severely debilitating.

    I ended up digging the story, enjoying the cast and becoming interested in the characters but the extremely slow, one of the slowest paces I've ever seen, nature of 'Theatre: A Love Story' just significantly overshadows any positives feelings I have for this unfortunately.

    It's 2hrs 15mins and I felt every single second, by the end I felt like I had just watched a 3hr+ movie. And that sucks, because I came close to enjoying it. Kento Yamazaki and Mayu Matsuoka are very good, I am more than open to seeing more of their respective works.

    As I type this my instant thoughts about this 2020 flick are actually positive, but I can't let the pacing issues slide sadly. Worth a watch, despite my feelings I'm not surprised to see others love it - each to their own, as always!
    10highjin

    The best way to draw art, youth, love

    If young people who are struggling to do art today, watch this movie, is it possible to keep tears? It tells the story heartlessly as if throwing them on a cold concrete floor. The fragile love story of those days when we were so weak and coward do not know how to deal with. In some parts, it was like the story of the director himself, and in other parts, I felt like my life was on the theater stage. I would like to express my utmost admiration for this movie that made me such an amazing experience. Obviously one of the best movies of my life.

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    • Trivia
      Nagata, the main character, watches a theater play, that is named "Little Alice". Kenta Yamazaki is the main character in Netflix' show "Alice in Borderland", where he plays Arisu(Alice).
    • Quotes

      Nagata: I was unstable back then and on the brink of death. But sensing you're about to die means you want to live. Philosophically, at least.

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Theatre
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 16m(136 min)
    • Color
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