A Spoiling Rain

A Spoiling Rain

2023 · 137 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama

The story is about a film director, Kutani, who lives in the dying pink film industry, and an aspiring screenwriter, Iseki, and their loved one, Shoko, whose dream of a film she has clung to begins to crumble, and how their lives intersect.

Directed by Haruhiko Arai · Written by Haruhiko Arai

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