A Tale of Two 'Scenes from a Marriage'
That gut-wrenching feeling you have while watching it is okay but needed, and you, the viewer, will be okay.
GREAT PRETENDER razbliuto (2024)
Presumed dead, master con artist and recovering amnesiac Dorothy is discovered by Shanghai Longu-bang, a mob who wants payback for her conning them. With no memories and nowhere to go, she must rely on a local crime underboss to elude Taipei's criminal underworld all while tracking down leads to her mysterious past.
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Presumed dead, master con artist and recovering amnesiac Dorothy is discovered by Shanghai Longu-bang, a mob who wants payback for her conning them. With no memories and nowhere to go, she must rely on a local crime underboss to elude Taipei's criminal underworld all while tracking down leads to her mysterious past.
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Genre:Animation, Crime, Action
Written By:Hiro Kaburagi, Taku Kishimoto
In Theaters:1/9/2024
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Runtime:89 minutes
Studio:WIT STUDIO
Cast
Hiro Kaburagi
Director
Yuka Komatsu
Xiangxiang / Dorothy (voice)
Shunsuke Takeuchi
Jiang Pinjue / Jay (voice)
Yasuhiro Mamiya
Yang Kunyi / Ai (voice)
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Lin (voice)
Yasuyuki Kase
Wan (voice)
Mitsuaki Kanuka
Sai (voice)
Mariya Ise
Bin Yang (voice)
Chiaki Kobayashi
Makoto 'Edamame' Edamura (voice)
Natsumi Fujiwara
Abigail 'Abbie' Jones (voice)
Mie Sonozaki
Cynthia Moore (voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Laurent Thierry (voice)
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