Harmonium

Name: Harmonium
Genre: Drama
Released: June 16, 2017
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 84
Cast: Kana Mahiro, Kanji Furutachi, Mariko Tsutsui, Momone Shinokawa, Tadanobu Asano

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Film Movement | Release Date: June 16, 2017 | Unrated

Starring: Kana Mahiro, Kanji Furutachi, Mariko Tsutsui, Momone Shinokawa, Tadanobu Asano, Taiga, Takahiro Miura

Summary: Life for Toshio (Kanji Furutachi), his wife Akie (Mariko Tsutsui) and their young daughter Hotaru (Momone Shinokawa) carries on as usual until he hires the mysterious Mr. Yasaka (Tadanobu Asano), an old acquaintance dressed in white who has just been released from prison. [Film Movement]

Director: Kôji Fukada

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 120 min

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David Lewis

Jun 21, 2017

In the riveting, masterfully executed Harmonium, bad karma pays a visit to a family — and overstays its welcome. It’s a bleak film, no doubt, yet it remains engrossing throughout with its genuinely surprising twists and outstanding acting. Read full review

Sarah Ward

Jun 13, 2017

The film’s insights into the isolation evident in the relationships most take for granted — marriages, parent-child connections and long-term friendships — don’t merely hit their targets; they smash them with a sledgehammer. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Jun 15, 2017

This chilly tale of violent secrets and unvoiced misery relies heavily on the skill of actors who seem to know that one false move could tip the whole enterprise into comedy. Read full review

The Guardian Leslie Felperin

Jun 13, 2017

Although the story unfolds at a steady pace over two hours, the filmmaking is sufficiently elegant and metronomically efficient as to make every minute gripping, especially after the tragic twist halfway through the story. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jul 6, 2017

Fukada’s take on family is genuinely bleak — what he sees is loneliness together instead of real companionship, and all the problems that arise from manufactured togetherness. But his storytelling instincts are solid, and his actors always bring humanity to their darkest impulses and saddest epiphanies. Read full review

Tim Coleman

Jun 13, 2017

Fukada contrasts understated realism with haunting, dreamlike images. Unsettling and morally complex. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jun 16, 2017

Harmonium is consistently about mood more than anything else. You sink into the film at first. Then, with each new leisurely introduced plot point, you struggle to regain your sense of calm since, after a while, the film's protagonists are doing the exact same thing. Read full review

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