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  1. Kotoko is a 2011 Japanese film by director Shinya Tsukamoto. It is based on an original story by J-pop artist Cocco, who stars in the film alongside Tsukamoto. Plot. A single mother, Kotoko (Cocco), struggles to care for her infant son, Daijiro, while suffering from double vision.

  2. She loses custody of her baby son when her mental illness becomes a danger to him, and later develops a disturbing relationship with a novelist who lives nearby. Cocco, a singer-songwriter who plays Kotoko, is absolutely incredible in this role.

  3. Oct 17, 2019 · Tsukamoto gradually elevates the film into psychological horror, with the bulk of the running time focused on Kotoko’s surreal nightmarish hallucinations. Tsukamoto shoots with many long takes and a cinéma vérité style to capture the heartfelt interaction between Kotoko and her son.

  4. The first one happens fairly early in the movie as Kotoko is invited by her sister to visit her to see her child. Kotoko goes on an instant to catch the first plane and meets her sisters family.

  5. Aug 20, 2024 · The fatal accident, which of course germinated from the Kotoko’s mental condition, resulted in a separation of her son. She turns over her baby to the care of her sister, who lives an idyllic existence in the countryside.

  6. Suffering from double vision, a single mother tries to take care of her baby in the grip of terrifying hallucinations. Experiencing a nervous breakdown, she is deemed unfit to take care of her child and has it taken away from her. The only respite the mother has from her visions is when she sings.

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  8. www.imdb.com › title › tt1842532Kotoko (2011) - IMDb

    Kotoko: Directed by Shin'ya Tsukamoto. With Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Yûko Nakamura, Cocco, Rika Nakamura. When a single mother suffers a nervous breakdown, she is suspected of child abuse and her child is taken away. Her mental suffering escalates as she succumbs to her darkest fantasies.

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