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2024

Maru

MARU

まる

(c)2024 Asmik Ace, Inc.

(c)2024 Asmik Ace, Inc.

Release Date
October, 18th, 2024
Running Time
117 min
Genre
Drama , Mystery , Feature
Color
Color
Screening Format
-

[ Directed by ]

[ Cast ]

[ Staff ]

[ Production Company ]

Asmik Ace

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Asmik Ace

[ Story ]

Noboru Sawada, forty-four years old.
An art college graduate, not only himself but even those around him once did not doubt his talent and potential, but he has lost such feelings and now works as an assistant in the studio of a charismatic contemporary artist.
One day, he is involved in a motorcycle accident and is fired from the studio. He devotes to do the painting at his shabby apartment and draws a large "O" (circle) on a canvas. After he brings the "O" to a strange antique shop and has it installed, his life starts to be invaded by the existence of "O".

[ Official Site ]

https://maru.asmik-ace.co.jp

[ Contact (International) ]

Asmik Ace, Inc.
1-8-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005
Rep: MUTAGUCHI Shinichiro
Attn: KATO Mai, AKASAKI Kaoru, MISHINA Marie
E-mail: https://www.asmik-ace.co.jp/contact
http://www.asmik-ace.co.jp

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