# West North West (2018)

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**Original title**: *西北西*
**Runtime**: 126 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Takuro Nakamura
**Written by**: Takuro Nakamura
**Starring**: Hanae Kan, Sahel Rosa, Yuka Yamauchi, Lin Chuhan, Jiro Takasaki, Mio Agazuma

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The quiet routine of Kei’s cocktail bar shifts when Naima walks in, an Iranian art student whose presence loosens the grip on secrets Kei’s carried for years. Model Ai drifts through glossy magazine pages, oblivious to the fracture in Kei’s double life. A single café meeting cracks open the door to something neither expected.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, outsider, tender

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