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L stopped enjoying life as a little girl. She flees abuse at the hands of her adoptive parents and heads for the big city. There, L's life is wrecked by a string of bad relationships, and she takes the fall for a friend who commits murder and ends up in jail.
Good for
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 60GoodWatch 65
IMDb6.0
Running time
1 h 47 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109107Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
2016
November 25, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Ten Shimoyama Director, Screenplay
Writing · 2
- Tomoko Akutsu Screenplay
- yasu Original Story
Camera · 1
- Koshi Kiyokawa Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Takashi Kanayama Makeup & Hair
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