Kidnapping

2009 1h 57m JA

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

TV Movie

Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hiroshi Mikami
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Koji Ishizaka
Noriko Nakagoshi
Ikkei Watanabe
Soko Wada
Ayaka Miyoshi
Kenichi Yajima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoshinori Kobayashi
Writers: Takahisa Igarashi, Toshio Terada, Ikken Sawamura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Susumu Ueda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hiroshi Mikami and Hidetoshi Nishijima and Koji Ishizaka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yoshinori Kobayashi directs. Susumu Ueda scores. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Susumu Ueda. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Hiroshi Mikami and Hidetoshi Nishijima and Koji Ishizaka carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.