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After the Storm

2016 · 117 min · Director: Hirokazu Koreeda, Hirokazu Kore-eda ★ IMDb 7.4 · 14,493 ratings

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Dwelling on his past glory as a prize-winning author, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe) wastes the money he makes as a private detective on gambling and can barely pay child support. After the death of his father, his aging mother (Kirin Kiki) and beautiful ex-wife (Yoko Make) seem to be moving on with their lives. Renewing contact with his initially distrusting family, Ryota struggles to take back control of his existence and to find a lasting place in the life of his young son (Taiyo Yoshizawa) - until a stormy summer night offers them a chance to truly bond again.

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After the Storm (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Melancholy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Melancholy
  • Love
  • Empathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Love

Melancholy
Love
Empathy
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 28 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityMelancholyLoveEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Humor41 %27 %10 %18 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Melancholy41 %34 %15 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Melancholy40 %34 %21 %28 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor40 %30 %15 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Melancholy41 %31 %8 %25 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Melancholy39 %31 %13 %26 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Melancholy39 %31 %18 %29 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Melancholy43 %36 %18 %32 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Melancholy48 %45 %18 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Melancholy53 %48 %23 %45 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Empathy51 %39 %33 %45 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Love48 %30 %40 %39 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Love49 %29 %45 %36 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Love51 %35 %41 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Melancholy56 %48 %34 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Melancholy63 %60 %35 %54 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Melancholy66 %64 %39 %59 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Melancholy64 %60 %43 %60 %
92.5 %≈ 108′Melancholy63 %54 %50 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Love65 %48 %58 %58 %
Oedipus

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

YM
Yôko Maki

Kirin Kiki

Yoshiko Shinoda

SK
Satomi Kobayashi

YM
Yoko Maki

Kyoko Shiraishi

TY
Taiyo Yoshizawa

Shingo Shiraishi

SI
Sosuke Ikematsu

Kento Machida

Lily Franky

Koichiro Yamabe

IH
Isao Hashizume

Mitsuru Niida

KF
Kanji Furutachi

Miyoshi

SH
Shono Hayama

Sanada

AM
Aju Makita

Aju

IM
Izumi Matsuoka

Miku Ando

MC
Mickey Curtis

Futamura

RM
Rie Minemura

Natsumi

YN
Yuri Nakamura

爱美 Manami

YO
Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Fukuzumi

KT
Kazuya Takahashi

Masaya

RT
Ryoko Tateishi

Nagaoka

MM
Miki Matsumoto

Futamura's Wife

Details

Type
Movies
Released
2016
Runtime
117 min
Country
Japan
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 14,493 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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