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Alexandra Daddario | ... | Margaret | |
Takehiro Hira | ... | Kazu / yakuza | |
Carice van Houten | ... | Ines / Margaret's friend | |
Andrew Rothney | ... | Liam / Margaret's friend | |
Misuzu Kanno | ... | Nakamura / School mistress | |
Yasunari Takeshima | ... | Used | |
Kate Easton | ... | Louise / Liam's girlfriend | |
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Haruka Imô | ... | Fumiko |
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Yu Mizuhara | ... | Masa |
Mariko Tsutsui | ... | Mari | |
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Eri Ishida | ... | Yuki |
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Panta | ... | Crosswalk Savior |
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Anastasia Nasu | ... | Irina |
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Asuka Kurosawa | ... | Mikiko / Receptionist |
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Luke Bridgford | ... | Shawn / Replacement Teacher (as Luke Anthony Bridgford) |
Margaret finds herself in the glittering labyrinth of Tokyo by night and as a respected English teacher of a Japanese flight attendant academy by day. With little life direction, She searches for meaning with fellow ex-pat Ines in a Japanese dive bar, drinking to remember to forget and losing herself in love hotel encounters with men who satisfy a fleeting craving. When she crosses paths with Kazu, a dashing yakuza, she falls in love with him despite the danger and tradition that hinders their chances of being together. We follow her through the dark and light of love and what it means to find oneself abroad with a youthful abandon. Written by Astrakan Film AB
Not only is alexandra probably the most beautiful woman in the world, but she is also an actress of extraordinary talent unfortunately very little known to the large audience, but in this film she gives an Oscar-winning interpretation, the character of Margaret is so intense, powerful, melancholy that remains etched in the memory. Alexandra is so great that even in moments of silence she manages to convey a myriad of emotions just with her gaze. Too bad the same cannot be said of the film, which is not as bad as some claim, but it could have been much better, the director cannot always keep the interest in what is happening , everything is just sketchy and if we exclude alexandra, the other actors as well as their characters are very flat, in return, the film has a beautiful photograph, with dark colors that actually fascinate. In conclusion, I consider this film only watchable, with a rating of 6, while the vote that Alexandra deserves is 10, immense actress, beautiful woman, the woman of my dreams that I hope to meet one day.