70% Critic Match

Violent Love: Date Rape

7.0 / 10• 2017• 1h 11m•NR• Japanese

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Storyline

Kind caregiver Eri falls for a hardworking young businessman, but their blossoming romance descends into an increasingly volatile cycle of abuse.

Moe Amatsuka

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Lead

Ren Fukusaki

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Miyuki Tanigawa

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Tetta Kamiya

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4.0

“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kosuke Kibe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”

— Manohla Dargis, The New York Times

4.0

“Every frame feels alive. Violent Love: Date Rape is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”

— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker