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Overview

User Rating:
7.8/10   3,726 votes
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Director:
Gen Sekiguchi
Writer:
Taku Tada (writer)
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Plot:
A man continually trying and failing to get his wife to stay dead; a self-absorbed ad agency creative... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins more
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Film Style 10+! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Tadanobu Asano ... Aman
Reika Hashimoto ... Aman's wife
Kyôko Koizumi ... Yoko, Commercial Executive
Hiroshi Abe ... Aoyama, the Hypnotist
Ittoku Kishibe ... Tatsuya Kobayashi
Yumi Asou ... Misa, Kobayashi's wife
Kanji Tsuda ... Tsuda - Burglar
Yoshiyuki Morishita ... Morishita - Burglar
Jai West ... J - Burglar
YosiYosi Arakawa ... Killer's translator (as Yoshiyoshi Arakawa)

Vinnie Jones ... Hired Killer

Sonny Chiba ... Kazama - Advertising Company President (as Shinichi Chiba)
Shihori Kanjiya ... Kaho Kobayashi
Tomokazu Miura ... Doctor Yamauchi
Ryûnosuke Kamiki ... Seiichi Kobayashi
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Japan:120 min | Germany:120 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese | English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Japan:PG-12

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Tatsuya Kobayashi: Po. more
Movie Connections:
References A Clockwork Orange (1971) more
Soundtrack:
I Will Survive more

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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful:-
Film Style 10+!, 1 September 2006
10/10
Author: kaoru-mw from Graz, Austria

Definitely one of my favorites!

There are so many creative and innovative ideas and genuine rip-off's of clichés. A real fun to watch. And the stunning art style ... never seen a so detailed and thought-out flick like this one. Even when you watching this film a second time you still might get lost in figuring out all these details.

Music was also perfectly used; a 100% match with the art style (something like Rock/Pop ...(?).. well, you'll get it when you see it) Even the slower and moderate background music (simple piano chords), which was used in the middle of the film for quite a long time, was also a consummate choice.

The highlight, alongside the art style, of this movie was definitely characters and acting. Every one of them really stand out. Some of the reviews complained about a cliché-kind of presentation of Vinnie Jones. You know, this was intentionally; hinting at the cliché image of Gaikokujin (foreigners) in japan. It is just an amazing performance of the entire cast.

If i happen to see this movie presented in an art exhibition, i wouldn't be surprised at all. A real masterpiece, though some might only like it, but not love it, as i do ... well, too bad! ;)

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