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BULLET BALLET

Directed by Shin'ya Tsukamoto

Japan, 1998

Drama, Sci-Fi, Crime

87

Synopsis

Goda is a thirty-something filmmaker. Beside his work, his life is absolutely average. No surprises. Until he returns home one night to find out that his girlfriend Kiriko has committed suicide with a bullet to the head. How did Kiriko get a handgun?

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Goda is a thirty-something filmmaker. Beside his work, his life is absolutely average. No surprises. Until he returns home one night to find out that his girlfriend Kiriko has committed suicide with a bullet to the head. How did Kiriko get a handgun?

Bullet BalletDirected byShin'ya Tsukamoto

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