# Melancholic (2019)

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**Original title**: *メランコリック*
**Runtime**: 114 min
**Genres**: Drama, Crime, Comedy
**Directed by**: Seiji Tanaka
**Written by**: Seiji Tanaka
**Starring**: Yoji Minagawa, Yoshitomo Isozaki, Mebuki Yoshida, Makoto Hada, Masanobu Yada, Yasuyuki Hamaya

> *Wash away your troubles, then rinse off the blood.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Life's a drag, until you stumble into a bathhouse with a secret. Kazuhiko takes a job at a bathhouse, where things get interesting. It's a dark comedy of questionable life choices.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, raw, unhinged

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