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The Exam
100%
Movie
1h 54m
AI Analysis
The Exam (1999) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Exam (1999) — a movie tagged as Drama and Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the a… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~114 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Exam 100% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
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Synopsis
Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the all important interview.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1999-07-03
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- TMDB rating
- 10.0
- TMDB ID
- 68400
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What is The Exam about?
Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his conf... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Exam?
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How long is the movie The Exam?
The official runtime for The Exam is approximately 114 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
- E
Eikichi Yazawa
Masumi Togashi
Yuko Tanaka
ToshieTogashi
Ren Osugi
Yoshimoto
- N
Natsumi Ohira
Mayumi Togashi
Masahiko Nishimura
Yuriko Hirooka
Hirotaro Honda
Shoichi Honda
Ittoku Kishibe
Headmaster
- M
Megumi Kobayashi
Masako Motai
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Thomas Kurita
- A
Atsuko Nakamura
- A
Arimasa Osawa
- K
Koji Sasagawa
Takashi Sasano
Kanno
Kazuma Suzuki
Hashio Nakamura
Yukiko Tachibana
Yuu Tokui
Haruyuki Shoba
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