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Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Vol. 1

2002 1h 44m JA
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★2.0TMDB · 1
Horror
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MEINICHI Directed By Tomoyuki Akashi Cast: Sayaka Yamaguchi, Asami Mizukawa "Maybe father was right. Maybe we should not have moved into that house..." When Minako loses her boyfriend in an accident, her sister tries to cheer her up, though sinister forces would have it otherwise... CRUEL KIDNAPPING: Directed by Tomoyuki Akashi Cast: Toru Masuoka, Renji Ishibashi As Toshio struggles to make ends meet, his daughter is kidnapped and a ransom note arrives. Desperation leads him to a cruel plan designed to procure the money he needs. DESIRE TO KILL: Directed by Kenji Nakanishi Cast: Mayumi Wakamura, Sousuke Takaoka Alone in her house, Rie comes face-to-face with a murderer. Determined to protect her child, she makes a desperate attempt to convince the man to leave.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Tomoyuki Akaishi
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Sayaka Yamaguchi and Asami Mizukawa and Toru Masuoka carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt18328998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Tomoyuki Akaishi directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Released 24 years ago.
  • 2Part of the "Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Sayaka Yamaguchi and Asami Mizukawa and Toru Masuoka carry the top of the cast.
  • 5IMDB entry: tt18328998 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime
104 min · 1h 44m
Status
Released
Original language
JA

Part of

Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales

Movies in the Kadokawa Mystery & Horror Tales Series.

Also by

Tomoyuki Akaishi

Production companies

Who made it

  • KADOKAWA Shoten

    KADOKAWA Shoten

    JP

Key crew

    Release history · US

    When it landed

    • Theatrical2002-03-01

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    International titles

    • MeinichiUS
    • 命日JP
    • Cruel KidnappingUS
    • セコイ誘拐JP
    • Desire to KillUS
    • 行きずりの殺意JP

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