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Same Old, Same Old
80%
Movie
2h 22m
AI Analysis
Same Old, Same Old (2016) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Same Old, Same Old (2016) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Mystery, and Comedy with cozy, funny, cerebral, and tense moods and slow-burn pacing.
Story & themes: Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a music video. But it doesn’t go well and he finds himsel… Our models also surface themes such as ai, family, and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for families with kids, family viewing, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect slow-burn storytelling (~142 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Same Old, Same Old 80% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Same Old, Same Old is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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Synopsis
Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwara, struggling to earn a living from film, gets an offer to do a music video. But it doesn’t go well and he finds himself in an unexpected situation. Actress Aoba witnesses her filmmaker boyfriend's suicide and decides to hide his body. Gardener Taro plans to close the family business he inherits from his father, but receives a phone call one night from the self-declared girlfriend of his estranged twin, Jiro.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2016-11-19
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- TMDB rating
- 8.0
- TMDB ID
- 422954
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What is Same Old, Same Old about?
Focusing on the lives (and a few deaths) of three filmmakers, Rikiya Imaizumi (Their Distance, Sad Tea) tackles weighty themes in this new ensemble drama set in Tokyo and Fukushima. Director Kajiwa... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Same Old, Same Old?
The official runtime for Same Old, Same Old is approximately 142 minutes.
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