Is The Tale of Iya easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 82% 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 Tale of Iya scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 76% 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 Tale of Iya violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Tale of Iya sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% 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 Tale of Iya end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

The Tale of Iya

Name: The Tale of Iya
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 2013
Duration: 170 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Rina Takeda, Shima Onishi, Min Tanaka, Hitoshi Murakami, Sachi Ishimaru

Directed by Tetsuichirô Tsuta

Produced by Nikoniko Film

2013170 min6.9 / 10

A contemplative rural drama about the collision between modern development and traditional mountain life, told through the quiet transformation of an outsider drawn into a community's spiritual connection to nature.

As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.

Clusters

Reflective Life Stories Rural Countryside Setting Asian City Movies

Genres

Drama Fantasy Mystery

Keywords

Mountain Village Rural Tokushima, Japan

Questions people ask

Is The Tale of Iya easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.
Is The Tale of Iya scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Is The Tale of Iya violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Tale of Iya sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The Tale of Iya end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% 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.

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