The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2

""I've accepted who I am and who I was, and now I will live my life.""

2009 2h 0m JA

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★7.2TMDB · 98

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Synopsis

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In February 1999, a string of murders has Shiki Ryougi and Mikiya Kokutou on edge. These crimes share a disturbing resemblance to a similar set of homicides from 1995, when Shiki and Mikiya first met, and awaken a dark, murderous desire that has laid dormant within Shiki's soul ever since then.

“"I've accepted who I am and who I was, and now I will live my life."”

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Cast

Maaya Sakamoto
Shiki Ryougi (voice)
Kenichi Suzumura
Mikiya Kokutou (voice)
Jouji Nakata
Souren Araya (voice)
Ryotaro Okiayu
Satsuki Kurogiri (voice)
Takako Honda
Touko Aozaki (voice)
Ayumi Fujimura
Azaka Kokutou (voice)
Hiroki Touchi
Daisuke Akimi (voice)
Soichiro Hoshi
Lio Shirazumi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hikaru Kondou
Writers: Masaki Hiramatsu, Takayuki Hirao, Mitsuru Obunai
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Garden of Sinners Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Directed by Hikaru Kondou, shot by Yuichi Terao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yuki Kajiura. 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 Manabu Kamino 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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Maaya Sakamoto and Kenichi Suzumura and Jouji Nakata carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: ""I've accepted who I am and who I was, and now I will live my life."".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1345776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hikaru Kondou directs. Yuichi Terao behind the camera. Yuki Kajiura scores. Manabu Kamino cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "The Garden of Sinners Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Hikaru Kondou, shot by Yuichi Terao. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yuki Kajiura. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Manabu Kamino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Maaya Sakamoto and Kenichi Suzumura and Jouji Nakata carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: ""I've accepted who I am and who I was, and now I will live my life."".
8IMDB entry: tt1345776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 32 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yuichi Terao
Original score: Yuki Kajiura
Editing: Manabu Kamino
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009)

Part of

The Garden of Sinners Collection

Set in Japan predominantly during the late 1990s, The Garden of Sinners follows the story of Shiki Ryougi, a teenage girl raised as a demon hunter who acquired the "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception" after surviving a fatal accident. It also chronicles Mikiya Kokutou's unwavering efforts to get closer to her when they were still high school students and their adventures later on in dealing with supernatural cases as investigators for Touko Aozaki's detective agency, Garan no Dou. This is set in an alternate universe to Tsukihime and Fate/stay night in which it serves as the prototype for both series as well as introducing many of the concepts prevalent within the latter two.