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Slice of life is a depiction of mundane experiences in art and entertainment. In theater, slice of life refers to naturalism, while in literary parlance it is a narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence of events in a character's life is presented, often lacking plot development, conflict, and exposition, as well as often having an open ending.

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[–] classic@fedia.io 10 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So many options in Japanese cinema. It's a more common genre there, or so it seems. Nobody Knows comes to mind.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Seconding this. Japanese cinema has this style figured out. A great recent example is Perfect Days. It’s a gorgeous slice of life film with a small but excellent cast. The main character is played by Yakusho Koji (a pretty famous Japanese actor) and he barely has any lines. There’s very little dialogue in the whole film, but it tells a tight and coherent story.

[–] classic@fedia.io 3 points 5 months ago

Can't believe Perfect Days didn't pop to mind. On a personal level, a great example of how potent that genre can be

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 points 5 months ago

Perfect Days imitates the style of Yasujirō Ozu's films. He pioneered this type of filmmaking in Japanese cinema.