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Still from A Very Straight Neck — A Very Straight Neck (2025) — Neo SoraPhotographed by Kaori Oda

Poster for A Very Straight Neck

A Very Straight Neck

まっすぐな首

Japan, China / Japanese / 2025 / 11m

Letterboxd: 3.31/5·382 ratings·133 reviewson Letterboxd
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Synopsis

A woman descends into a surreal odyssey of fragmented memories after waking with excruciating neck pain.

Included in
Three Short Films by Neo Sora
Position 3

Credits

Crew

DirectorNeo Sora

CinematographerKaori Oda

EditorManaka Nagai

ProducerLawrence Xiao

Cast

Kodachi Kitagata

Double Feature

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A Very Straight Neck (2025) | Criteria