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The Forest of Love

2019 · 151 min · Director: Sion Sono ★ IMDb 6.2 · 3,305 ratings

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A small group of student filmmakers and a shy young girl with strict parents are simultaneously manipulated, seduced and abused by an older man. They follow his bidding, even when murder is involved.

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The Forest of Love (2019) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear20%

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The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Fear. Genres: Drama, Crime, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 66/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Disturbing
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Disturbing
Tension
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 13 %, then rises around 57 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityDisturbingTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 4′Curiosity50 %28 %35 %20 %
7.5 %≈ 11′Sadness49 %29 %35 %33 %
12.5 %≈ 19′Sadness46 %25 %35 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 26′Curiosity51 %30 %42 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 34′Tension61 %43 %55 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 42′Tension61 %48 %56 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing59 %51 %55 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 57′Tension63 %57 %60 %20 %
42.5 %≈ 64′Disturbing63 %55 %59 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 72′Curiosity57 %46 %51 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 79′Sadness58 %48 %51 %36 %
57.5 %≈ 87′Tension70 %65 %66 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 94′Disturbing84 %83 %80 %40 %
67.5 %≈ 102′Disturbing83 %83 %75 %38 %
72.5 %≈ 109′Disturbing79 %77 %69 %41 %
77.5 %≈ 117′Disturbing80 %76 %69 %55 %
82.5 %≈ 125′Sadness80 %76 %68 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 132′Disturbing84 %81 %76 %54 %
92.5 %≈ 140′Tension81 %76 %79 %45 %
97.5 %≈ 147′Tension70 %62 %67 %37 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Kippei Shiina

Joe Murata

KH
Kyoko Hinami

YD
YOUNG DAIS

Jay

EK
Eri Kamataki

Mitsuko Ozawa

YN
Yuzuka Nakaya

Ami Ozawa

Denden

Shigeru Ozawa

SM
Sei Matobu

Azumi Ozawa

NK
Natsuki Kawamura

Eiko

DH
Dai Hasegawa

Fukami

CF
Chiho Fujii

Machiko

TY
Tsukino Yamamoto

Manami

MK
Manaka Kinoshita

Aina

MK
Miyu Kinoshita

Haruko Sato

YN
Yuki Nagashima

GS
Gaku Sano

Movie Maker Crew

TY
Takato Yonemoto

Goto

TM
Tsumiki Murakami

NM
Nana Mizoguchi

Movie Maker Crew

NU
Nami Uehara

Violinist

Details

Directed by
Sion Sono
Written by
Sion Sono
Type
Movies
Released
2019
Runtime
151 min
Country
Japan, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 3,305 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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