Based on Soseki Natsume's 1908 novel of the same title, Poppy is an ornately complicated story of desire and ambition. Fujio is beautiful, talented, well-heeled, and engaged to Munechika, a rising young diplomat.
Is this for you? If you have the patience for 1930s melodrama and enjoy watching characters ruin their own lives for the sake of ego, you’ll dig Poppy. It’s not for people who need a fast-paced thriller. If you hate watching people act like absolute disasters, skip it. You will just be annoyed. Watching this felt a bi...
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Kenji Mizoguchi
Dallas M. Fitzgerald
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"Is this for you? If you have the patience for 1930s melodrama and enjoy watching characters ruin their own lives for the sake of ego, you’ll dig Poppy. It’s not for people who need a fast-paced thriller. If you hate watching people act like absolute disasters, skip it. You will just be annoyed. Watching this felt a bit like reading a diary that someone left on a train. It’s got that specific, stifling atmosphere where everyone is just a little bit too polite while they’re busy stabbing each oth..."
Haruo Takayanagi, Sōseki Natsume, Daisuke Itô
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