Homunculus
2021 · 119 min · Director: Takashi Shimizu
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Susumu Nokoshi once worked for a top foreign financial company. He is now a 34-year-old homeless man, usually found around a park in Shinjuku. He then meets medical school student Manabu Ito, who is looking for volunteers to undergo a surgical procedure known as trepanation. The surgery involves drilling a hole in the skull. Susumu is not interested in having the surgery, but he agrees to have the procedure for 700,000 yen. After the operation, when Susumu closes his right eye and sees someone with his left eye, he sees people having a distorted appearance. Manabu tells him that the distorted appearance is a form of visualization from deep within the mind. Susumu communicates with people, who possess a dark side in their subconscious mind.
Emotional fingerprint
Homunculus (2021) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 35%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing35%
- Anxiety25%
- Confusion20%
- Fear10%
- Curiosity10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Anxiety and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 5.5/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.
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Emotional journey
- Disturbing
- Curiosity
- Sadness
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Disturbing | Curiosity | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Sadness | 44 % | 18 % | 35 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Curiosity | 51 % | 32 % | 48 % | 27 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Curiosity | 55 % | 44 % | 54 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 50 % | 53 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 67 % | 61 % | 51 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Disturbing | 71 % | 67 % | 48 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Tension | 72 % | 58 % | 43 % | 39 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 45′ | Sadness | 72 % | 52 % | 36 % | 44 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Disturbing | 76 % | 67 % | 35 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Disturbing | 78 % | 75 % | 44 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Curiosity | 69 % | 55 % | 58 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Curiosity | 61 % | 33 % | 62 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Empathy | 61 % | 29 % | 60 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Curiosity | 64 % | 39 % | 64 % | 25 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Curiosity | 72 % | 54 % | 66 % | 34 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 81 % | 62 % | 56 % | 64 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 98′ | Sadness | 82 % | 58 % | 48 % | 75 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 104′ | Empathy | 76 % | 46 % | 43 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 110′ | Empathy | 71 % | 28 % | 32 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Man in a hole
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
Mysterious woman
Female High School Student 1775
Kumicho
Details
- Directed by
- Takashi Shimizu
- Written by
- Hideo Yamamoto, Takashi Shimizu, Eisuke Naitô, Naruki Matsuhisa
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2021
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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