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Take Me Away! (1978)

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Cinematography by Kenji Hagiwara

92 min61 frames

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Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A light-filled room features a window with potted ferns on the sill. A young man sits in front of the…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: wide — A suburban highway intersection features concrete overpasses and grassy slopes under an overcast sky. A…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: wide — A crowded venue features a musical performance on a raised stage with string lights. Patrons occupy tables…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A room with striped yellow wallpaper contains a bed and a brown suitcase. A man wearing a bucket hat…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: wide — The Golden Gate Bridge spans across a bay under a clear, bright blue sky. A man stands on a dirt path in…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A musical group performs on a dimly lit stage with dark wood paneling backdrop. The lead singer stands…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: wide — A grassy hillside overlook features the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. Two individuals crouch on the…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: wide — A dark dimly lit venue with a wooden stage holding a live band. The guitarist sits on a stool performing…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: fullbody — A long, symmetrical indoor corridor with beige walls and a vibrant red runner carpet. A person kneels…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A high-key studio setting features two faces flanking a central couple embracing closely. The subjects…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: wide — A makeshift wooden locomotive structure sits in a dry, grass-covered field near water. Distant city…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A dimly lit tavern with a dark wooden bar and shelves of bottles. Several patrons in casual 1980s attire…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A dark, spare practice room contains only a black grand piano and a wooden chair. A young woman in a…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: medium — A traditional Japanese room with tatami mats, sliding screens, and a low wooden table. Three people are…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: fullbody — An outdoor apartment landing at night with metal railings and a mounted fluorescent light. A man…Take Me Away! (1978) movie still: closeup — A weathered wooden post stands near a coastline with a city visible in distance. Scraps of trash…
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Take Me Away! — official trailer

What is Take Me Away! about?

Kyoko met Tetsu during her trip to San Francisco. Soon they fell in love but getting married was not in his mind. They were to meet again back in Tokyo but Tetsu didn't turn up. She went to look for him in San Francisco but all she found was him with his new girlfriend. Kyoko went back to Tokyo and eventually married a big corporate CEO.

Furimukeba Ai , also titled Take Me Away! is a 1978 Japanese film starring Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura and directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It is one of a series of idol films starring the golden combi of seventies idol film stars, Miura and Yamaguchi. It features the first foreign location and the first sex scene of the couple.

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What does the cinematography of Take Me Away! look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Take Me Away! leans on wide compositions (46% of the sample) and medium shots (34%). Cinematographer Kenji Hagiwara keeps 48% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 62% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Take Me Away!?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Take Me Away! (1978) are #302e2a, #8f8e73, #d1cab2, #f4f4ef, #504839, #afaa91 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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