# Japanese Story (2003)

> A geologist and a Japanese businessman find an intense, destabilizing connection across the Australian desert, where cultural distance and human fragility make romance impossible to contain.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7764

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Sue Brooks
- Cast: Toni Collette, Gotaro Tsunashima, Matthew Dyktynski, Lynette Curran, Yumiko Tanaka, Kate Atkinson, Bill Young, Reg Evans
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304229/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, intimate, austere, reflective evening, arthouse film night

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