# Midsummer's Equation (2013)

> A vacationing physicist turns a countryside motel death into a rigorous and emotionally charged Japanese murder investigation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/119384

## Facts

- Runtime: 129 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Hiroshi Nishitani
- Cast: Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kazuki Kitamura, Anne Watanabe, Jun Fubuki, Hakuryu, Gin Maeda, Naomi Nishida
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2412556/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: serious, cerebral, uneasy, quiet evening, japanese film night

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