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  • The Breath (1995)
  • 138 min | Drama, Mystery
The Breath (1995)
138 min | Drama, Mystery

This film is inspired by a true incident involving a Japanese girl who went missing in Taiwan (and then was found murdered by a taxi driver) several years ago. Haida, once a famous private detective, is now down and out and running out of ...See moreThis film is inspired by a true incident involving a Japanese girl who went missing in Taiwan (and then was found murdered by a taxi driver) several years ago. Haida, once a famous private detective, is now down and out and running out of reasons to live. One day, while engaging in a group volunteer project to clean up a river, he loses what's left of his will to live and lets the water carry him away. He ends up rescuing a drowning man who alters his view of life totally. Soon he gets a job investigating the mysterious disappearance of a student who sent her mother a cryptic letter, "Wait a bit, Mother. I'm sending my breath. It will arrive soon." Written by L.H. Wong See less
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Director
Writer
Jûrô Kara (as Juro Kara)
Composers
Yôko Kumagai (as Meyna Co.) | Dick Lee | Miyuki Nakajima | Hidehiko Urayama (as Meyna Co.)
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Updated Sep 10, 1995

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Sep 10, 1995 (Canada)

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