Woman of the Photographs

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Woman of the Photographs

2023

1h 29m

Fantasy

Romance

Mystery & Thriller

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Solitary and skilled photographer Kai is afraid of women. When he encounters a beautiful model, Kyoko suffering from body dysmorphia, they begin a twisted romance. Kai is determined to save Kyoko from her anguishes, even if it means death to himself.

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Paul Lê

Bloody Disgusting

07/21/2023

4/5

It is never as subtle as one might like in their arthouse fare, but as something quirky and horror adjacent, the movie strikes all the right poses.

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Anne Brodie

What She Said

03/10/2023

4/4

Takeshi Kushida’s Woman Of The Photographs is a strangely seductive number. We see inside their thoughts, ponder humans and bugs, the tyranny of social media and the reality that yet another woman has succumbed to body dysmorphia

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

02/08/2023

B

Sometimes it's a little too opaque, but it's compelling even when it's baffling.

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

02/01/2023

It’s not often that a commercially released narrative film takes such an obsessive interest in the error of dwelling on the surface of things.

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James Hadfield

Japan Times

01/13/2021

3.5/5

"Woman of the Photographs" has a way of getting under your skin.

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Letras Libres

12/31/2020

2.5/4

"I have written that The woman of the photographs belongs to fantasy cinema, but I am not so sure that this film directed by newcomer Kushida falls into that category" [Full review in Spanish]

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David B

@Dobishop 02/23/2023

An odd, beautiful, and accomplished film. Easily the best of this year.

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brad p

@Bradster69 02/07/2023

A Dark Love Story About Authenticity and Image

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Solitary and skilled photographer Kai is afraid of women. When he encounters a beautiful model, Kyoko suffering from body dysmorphia, they begin a twisted romance. Kai is determined to save Kyoko from her anguishes, even if it means death to himself.

Director: Takeshi Kushida
Producer: Shin Nishimura, Yosuke Sato
Screenwriter: Takeshi Kushida
Distributor: Epic Pictures
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 3, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2023
Runtime: 1h 29m