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2021 · 121 min · NR

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · Drama, Romance

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) is a Drama film, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi set in Japan during the near future.

Themes of love & longing, memory & nostalgia, and betrayal play out through anthology.

Cinematography
Yukiko Iioka
Cast
Kotone FurukawaAyumu NakajimaHyunriKiyohiko ShibukawaKatsuki MoriShouma KaiFusako UrabeAoba Kawai

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Japan
Setting
Urban
When
Near Future

Premise & themes

Themes
Love & LongingMemory & NostalgiaBetrayal
Structure
Anthology
Tone
MelancholicContemplativeRomantic

Shape

Protagonist
EnsembleFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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