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Paradise Next

Paradise Next

2019Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
CrimeDrama
5.7
IMDB Rating
91 votes

Three drifting souls meet by chance on an island in high summer and keep each other company. Facing their inner demons and a mysterious killer, can they truly redeem themselves through love and find the paradise in their hearts?

Director
Yoshihiro Hanno
Writers
Yoshihiro Hanno, Wei-Yen Yu
Stars
Satoshi Tsumabuki, Etsushi Toyokawa, Nikki Hsieh
Release Date
July 27, 2019
Language
Japanese, Mandarin
Country
Japan
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 1
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Satoshi Tsumabuki
Satoshi Tsumabuki
as Makino
Etsushi Toyokawa
Etsushi Toyokawa
as Shima
Nikki Hsieh
Nikki Hsieh
Kaiser Chuang
Kaiser Chuang
Michael Jong-Quin Huang
Michael Jong-Quin Huang
as Kao
Sean Huang
Sean Huang
👤
Akira Ôtaka
as Katô

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Filming Location
Hualien, Taiwan
Production
Joint Pictures, Shimen Soka

🏷️ Keywords

love

🎯 Categories

JapaneseCrimeDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Paradise Next: A Lover's Departure into Violence
by babyjaguar2019-10-26
7/10

"This film has a quiet nature in telling a delicate story of three Japanese-speaking people living in Taiwan. It's strength is not really the story, but the visuals -- from city exterior shots to the vast openness of the ocean. It's a slow burner but viewers can get in its atmospheric locations, with its insight to the local Twainese cultural customs. In one peculiar way, carefully-staged shots give off a travelog vibe via "nior" aesthetics. As far as the story it deals with a care-free spirit, Makino who gets caught in an unseemly triangle with another man, Shima-San and a..."

📖 Synopsis

Three drifting souls meet by chance on an island in high summer and keep each other company. Facing their inner demons and a mysterious killer, can they truly redeem themselves through love and find the paradise in their hearts?