In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Japan, Dr. Yukio Daitokuji (Masahiro Motoki) lives with his father, who was a doctor, his mother and his wife Rin (Ryô), who is amnesiac and does not recall her past. He is young, but decorated and respected for his work in the war. He has bias against poor people in the slums, and his clients are most from the middle and upper classes. Out of the blue, his father first and his mother later are scared to death by a stranger dying of heart attack and raising no suspicion on their deaths. One day, Yukio is attacked by a man and thrown in a deep well in his garden. Soon he learns that the evil man is identical to him and has assumed his identity and closed his clinic. Along of the days, he learns dark secrets from the past of his parents and Rin.
"Sôseiji", a.k.a. "Gemini", is a weird romance having the background of the struggle of classes in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Japan. The lead character, Yukio, is from the upper class and distinguish people in accordance with their social position. The scene of the woman and her child from the slums asking for help in his backdoor, and the incident with the Major in his front door shows his character. The plot point is when he learns that his wife has come from the slums too and was the lover of his unknown twin brother, and he is easily posing of Yukio. When he becomes a killer, he sees that his prejudice was wrong. The performance of Masahiro Motoki in the double-role is top-notch. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Gemini"
"Sôseiji", a.k.a. "Gemini", is a weird romance having the background of the struggle of classes in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in Japan. The lead character, Yukio, is from the upper class and distinguish people in accordance with their social position. The scene of the woman and her child from the slums asking for help in his backdoor, and the incident with the Major in his front door shows his character. The plot point is when he learns that his wife has come from the slums too and was the lover of his unknown twin brother, and he is easily posing of Yukio. When he becomes a killer, he sees that his prejudice was wrong. The performance of Masahiro Motoki in the double-role is top-notch. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Gemini"