Three... Extremes

"From the Nightmares of 3 Horror Masters."

2004 2h 5m KO

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★6.8TMDB · 432

Horror

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Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.

“From the Nightmares of 3 Horror Masters.”

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Cast

Kyoko Hasegawa
Kyoko (segment "Box")
Atsuro Watabe
Yoshii / Higata (segment "Box")
Mai Suzuki
Young Kyoko (segment "Box")
Yuu Suzuki
Young Shoko (segment "Box")
Mitsuru Akaboshi
Circus Member (segment "Box")
Bai Ling
Mei (segment "Dumplings")
Pauline Lau
Li's Maid (segment "Dumplings")
Tony Leung Ka-fai
Mr. Li (segment "Dumplings")

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Fruit Chan
Writers: Haruko Fukushima, Lilian Lee Bik-Wah, Park Chan-wook
Languages: Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese
Countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Three Extremes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by Christopher Doyle. 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 Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Fruit Chan directs. Christopher Doyle behind the camera. Comfort Chan scores. Sam-Fat Tin cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea. Dialogue in Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 6.7× over at the box office.
3Released 22 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, Cantonese.
5International production across 4 countries: Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands, South Korea.
6Part of the "Three Extremes Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Fruit Chan, shot by Christopher Doyle. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Comfort Chan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Sam-Fat Tin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Kyoko Hasegawa and Atsuro Watabe and Mai Suzuki carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "From the Nightmares of 3 Horror Masters.".
12IMDB entry: tt0420251 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Christopher Doyle
Original score: Comfort Chan
Editing: Sam-Fat Tin
Production design: Ryu Seong-hie
Costume design: Cho Sang-kyung
Makeup / hair: Kim Hyun-jung
Sound: Kinson Tsang King-Cheung
Runtime: 125 min · 2h 5m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $77,532
Box office: $516,930
Return: 667% of budget
Original language: KO
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: Three... Extremes (2004)

Part of

Three Extremes Collection

An Asian cross-cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors: Dumplings, directed by Fruit Chan of Hong Kong, Cut directed by Park Chan-Wook of Korea, and Box directed by Miike Takashi of Japan.