Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari: Ki no Maki

1991 0h 50m JA

Horror

Synopsis

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Horror film released in 1991.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoshitaka Tanba
Hiroki Akiyama
Akiko Taumi
Asako Yashiro
Ryôsuke Kaizu
Kenji Shiokawa
Natsumi Katori
Takanobu Eguchi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teruyoshi Ishii
Writers: Tetsuji Moriyasu, Kazuhiko Godo, Akio Satsukawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryuichi Takano 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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Yoshitaka Tanba and Hiroki Akiyama and Akiko Taumi carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Teruyoshi Ishii directs. Ryuichi Takano cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Kaiki Senyaichiya Monogatari" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Ryuichi Takano shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoshitaka Tanba and Hiroki Akiyama and Akiko Taumi carry the top of the cast.