The Man Who Left His Will on Film

The Man Who Left His Will on Film

Directed by Nagisa Ōshima

Produced by Sozosha, Art Theatre Guild

197094 min5.8 / 10

A philosophically dense mystery that dissolves into epistemological uncertainty, using a suicide and a vanishing thief to interrogate the nature of evidence, reality, and meaning.

When a man chases down his stolen movie camera, the thief commits suicide by jumping off a building. But after the police take the camera as evidence, it becomes unclear if there was ever a thief in the first place.

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  • Is The Man Who Left His Will on Film sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does The Man Who Left His Will on Film end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Left His Will on Film scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Left His Will on Film easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is The Man Who Left His Will on Film violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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