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Oh Lucy!

2017 · 95 min · Director: Atsuko Hirayanagi ★ IMDb 6.8 · 3,597 ratings

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The drama-comedy tells the story of Setsuko Kawashima (Terajima), a lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo who is past her prime. After deciding to take an English class, she discovers a new identity in her American alter ego, 'Lucy,' and falls for her instructor, John (Hartnett). When John suddenly disappears, Setsuko earnestly sets out on a quest to find him, eventually leading her to the outskirts of Southern California.

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Oh Lucy! (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Melancholy 25%, Humor 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor20%
  2. Love15%
  3. Hope10%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Melancholy and Humor. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Empathy
  • Sadness
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Empathy
Sadness
Tension
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 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathySadnessTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness45 %32 %23 %28 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor46 %31 %14 %20 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %35 %8 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor49 %39 %18 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Sadness56 %44 %38 %28 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Tension59 %44 %41 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Hope49 %35 %24 %31 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Hope44 %30 %11 %21 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Humor48 %31 %14 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 45′Tension49 %33 %16 %36 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Humor46 %31 %11 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Humor50 %31 %6 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 59′Humor59 %38 %14 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 64′Tension64 %46 %33 %56 %
72.5 %≈ 69′Tension65 %53 %45 %59 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Empathy71 %63 %57 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 78′Sadness79 %71 %71 %66 %
87.5 %≈ 83′Sadness80 %74 %73 %61 %
92.5 %≈ 88′Empathy84 %80 %73 %53 %
97.5 %≈ 93′Empathy87 %85 %75 %33 %
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

SY
Soseki Yamatoya

MY
Miyu Yagyu

KM
Kayano Masuyama

Young Office Lady 2

MY
Miyoko Yamaguchi

Yoshiko

HI
Hajime Inoue

Boss

SO
Suzuka Ohgo

Sakura

SA
Stefanie Arianne

Receptionist

TS
Takaaki Satô

Red Leather

HM
Hiroaki Miyagawa

Yakuza Man

Koji Yakusho

Takeshi Komori / Tom

LB
Liz Bolton

Nancy

KM
Kaho Minami

Ayako

LI
Leni Ito

Mi (Flight Attendant)

CC
Calvin C. Winbush

Cab Driver

NG
Nick Gracer

Henry

EH
Eddie Hassell

Waiter

Details

Directed by
Atsuko Hirayanagi
Written by
Boris Frumin, Atsuko Hirayanagi
Type
Movies
Released
2017
Runtime
95 min
Country
Japan, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.8 · 3,597 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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