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THE TANG OF LEMON

TATOEBA LEMON

By Ikki KATASHIMA

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Drama - Completed 2011

A lemon could be a symbol of love. It could save you or destroy you. This is 20-year journey of Japan's fall from grace, and the irreversible effect it had on its people. A story of 20-year-old Kaori and a 40-year-old Kaori's lonely souls wandering in search of redemption.

- Year of production
- 2011
- Genres
- Drama
- Countries
- JAPAN
- Languages
- JAPANESE
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 138 mn
- Director(s)
- Ikki KATASHIMA
- Writer(s)
- Jiro YOSHIKAWA
- Cast
- Hanae KAN, Narimi ARIMORI, Go AYANO, Tsuyoshi IHARA
- Producer(s)
- Kazuyuki KITAKI (DOGSUGAR), Naoto MONMA (DOGSUGAR)
- Synopsis
- 20-year-old Kaori works part-time to support her design studies. Specializing in metalwork, she puts her first ring on her finger. She's proud of its sliced-lemon design. But her pleasure is short-lived as she's behind in tuition payments and close to expulsion. 40-year-old Kaori is a righteous and efficient temp secretary at a prestigious trade company. But after she finishes work, her immoral side takes over. She is a compulsive shoplifter.
  A 20-year-old Kaori and a 40-year-old Kaori... As the two lonely souls wander in search of redemption, their stories cross and weave a mysterious tale with an unexpected outcome.