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The Flowers of Evil
惡の華
2019 127 min Japan
★6.7
Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Noboru Iguchi
💬 Based on the comic
«The Flowers of Evil»
byShūzō Oshimi
Trailers
Description
A high school student steals the panties of a girl he likes but is witnessed, which sets off a chain of events that send his life and the lives of others around him out of control.
Starring
Shiori Akita
Actor
Honora
Actor
Marie Iitoyo
Actor
Key opinion
This adaptation of 'The Flowers of Evil' is largely viewed as an inaccessible and flawed interpretation that fails to capture the nuance of the source material. Critics are particularly alienated by its heavy-handed directorial choices and the failure of the lead performances to ground the story's complex, often disturbing psychological themes.
| Production | The film's visual approach creates an alienating, hyper-stylized world that feels detached from a grounded reality. | |
| Direction | The directorial vision is criticized for imposing an aggressive, biased tone that obscures the neutrality and core themes of the original manga. | |
| Acting | The lead actors struggle to convey the necessary depth, leaving the characters' psychological motivations feeling hollow or forced. | |
| Accessibility | The narrative remains inaccessible to casual viewers, rewarding only those intimately familiar with the manga or the specific Baudelairian philosophy being explored. |