Drowning Love
2016 · 111 min · Director: Yûki Yamato
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Natsume - a teen fashion model from Tokyo - feels empty inside after having moved into a country town with her family. One day, she meets Koh, heir of Shinto priest family ruling the area and finds herself falling under the spell of this selfish yet handsome boy, who makes her realize beauty and desire she has. Cursed by fate, a traumatic incident at the local summer festival breaks their ties. She gets over the incident and Koh gradually; however, no matter how she steps away from Koh, she cannot forget his dazzling world and the dream Natsume had. Can they find their love against the fate? Can Natsume find her desire for the future?
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Drowning Love (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Melancholy 32%, Love 24%, Sadness 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Melancholy32%
- Love24%
- Sadness18%
- Anxiety14%
- Hope12%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Melancholy, Love, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Melancholy, Love and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 5.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Disturbing
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Hope | 28 % | 8 % | 15 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Love | 32 % | 8 % | 19 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Hope | 35 % | 10 % | 20 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 19′ | Love | 41 % | 15 % | 24 % | 9 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 52 % | 15 % | 25 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Love | 64 % | 14 % | 36 % | 24 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 36′ | Tension | 80 % | 34 % | 66 % | 63 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 59 % | 69 % | 70 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sadness | 71 % | 61 % | 52 % | 45 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Sadness | 71 % | 61 % | 56 % | 39 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Sadness | 68 % | 54 % | 48 % | 29 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Hope | 56 % | 31 % | 30 % | 16 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Hope | 60 % | 33 % | 41 % | 34 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 75′ | Sadness | 71 % | 57 % | 51 % | 44 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Sadness | 75 % | 71 % | 39 % | 24 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 79 % | 63 % | 43 % | 25 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Tension | 87 % | 48 % | 71 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 49 % | 78 % | 74 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Hope | 78 % | 50 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 108′ | Love | 73 % | 42 % | 20 % | 15 % |
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
Katsutoshi Otomo
Shogo Hirono
Naoki
Takumi Hasume
Ryuta
Koshiro
Meiko
Details
- Directed by
- Yûki Yamato
- Written by
- Yûki Yamato, George Asakura, Kishû Izuchi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2016
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Country
- Japan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Melancholy
- Data updated
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