Death Water

2006 1h 41m JA

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 8

DramaHorrorMystery

Synopsis

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Newspaper correspondent Kyoko Togakure visits a nursing home in the outskirts of Tokyo. She finds the dead body of a resident. It was an apparent suicide. He's holding a piece of paper with the mystifying word "Death Water" written on it. Nearby are blood-stained scissors, and his eyes are squashed. She has no idea that this death is just the beginning of a horrendous nightmare.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Haruka Igawa
Kyoko Togakure
Mio Suzuki
Hiromi Yazawa
Atsuro Watabe
Yuichi Oka
Mami Yamasaki
Misato Noda
Shin Yazawa
Hitomi Miwa
Sachi Jinno
Minoura Shiho

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Yamamoto
Writers: Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Hirofumi Tanaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 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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Directed by Kiyoshi Yamamoto, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi 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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Haruka Igawa and Mio Suzuki and Atsuro Watabe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0777946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kiyoshi Yamamoto directs. Tokushō Kikumura behind the camera. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Kiyoshi Yamamoto, shot by Tokushō Kikumura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Haruka Igawa and Mio Suzuki and Atsuro Watabe carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0777946 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.