The Story of a Tree

January. 01,2020      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This work has been long-awaited as a masterpiece which is not performed in public since it was staged 31 years ago in 1989. This valuable video will be recorded in full and will be released for the first time. The story of a seed that fell to one point on the stage, and a tree that grew bravely and dignifiedly there. Amid the sounds of Tomoe Shizune’s exquisitely beautiful Guitar piece, the dancers’ bodies overflow with life and love of nature.

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Reviews

Cortechba
2020/01/01

Overrated

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DipitySkillful
2020/01/02

an ambitious but ultimately ineffective debut endeavor.

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Brendon Jones
2020/01/03

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Abbigail Bush
2020/01/04

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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