The Ravine of Goodbye

The Ravine of Goodbye

It is love or punishment?

Directed by Tatsushi Ōmori

Produced by Stardust Pictures, Phantom Film

2013116 min6.2 / 10

A dark, morally ambiguous drama centered on a child's death and the tangled romantic and criminal entanglements that surround it.

In a valley, with a dense growth of trees, a baby is killed. The baby's mother Satomi is arrested as the prime suspect. The police also learn that Satomi is involved in a romantic relationship with her next door neighbor Ozaki. The information was provided by the neighbor's lover Kanako.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Ravine of Goodbye sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Ravine of Goodbye scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does The Ravine of Goodbye end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Ravine of Goodbye violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is The Ravine of Goodbye easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

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.

43/ 100

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Rarity72

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Surprise34

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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