Is The Dark Maidens sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Dark Maidens end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dark Maidens violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dark Maidens easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Dark Maidens scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Dark Maidens

Name: The Dark Maidens
Genre: Mystery, Drama
Released: 2017
Duration: 105 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Marie Iitoyo, Yoshiko Sengen, Nana Seino, Riria Kojima, Tina Tamashiro

Directed by Saiji Yakumo

Produced by Robot Communications, Toei Company

2017105 min6.3 / 10

A tense, cerebral murder mystery set within an elite girls' school where suspicion and secrets unravel among a tight-knit group of friends.

Set in an academy for daughters of the rich and powerful, this murder mystery involves six girls with a dark secret. Literature club chairman Itsumi Shiraishi, has fallen to her death from the school roof. Rumours soon circulate that one of the members of the literature club is the culprit. New chairman and friend of the victim, Sayuri Sumikawa, holds a meeting and asks each member to recount their whereabouts at the time of Itsumi’s death. Who is telling a lie and what really happened to Itsumi?

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Morally Ambiguous Crime Dramas East Asian History & Culture Fitting In and Friendship School Life

Genres

Mystery Drama

Keywords

Japan Book Club Catholic School Japanese High School

Questions people ask

Is The Dark Maidens sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Does The Dark Maidens end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is The Dark Maidens violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Dark Maidens easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is The Dark Maidens scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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