So, is The Revengeful Spirit of Eros worth your time today? If you're the kind of person who likes to hunt down grainy silent movies just to see what 1930s Tokyo looked like, then yes, absolutely. But if you need a fast plot or literal ghosts, you’re probably gonna hate it. It's not that kind of movie at all. I went in...
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Yasujirō Ozu
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"So, is The Revengeful Spirit of Eros worth your time today? If you're the kind of person who likes to hunt down grainy silent movies just to see what 1930s Tokyo looked like, then yes, absolutely. But if you need a fast plot or literal ghosts, you’re probably gonna hate it. It's not that kind of movie at all. I went into this thinking it was a horror film because of the title. It's not. Eros refers to love, and the 'spirit' is more about how past romances come back to bite you in the neck. The w..."
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