Captured Mother and Daughter: She Beast

1987 1h 15m JA

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4.8

SKIP

★4.8TMDB · 6

Drama

Synopsis

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After watching her friend fall from a building a depressed high school girl runs away from home. When she is picked up by a nice guy on a phone date she realizes too late that he has plans to use her for his own ends.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Asako Maekawa
Chizuru Kobayashi / Daughter
Yoshihiro Kato
Minoru Ishikawa
Megumi Kagami
Misa
Naomi Kajitani
Mineko
Kozue Tsukumo
Hiroko
Ikumi Shimoida
Sachiko / Suicide girl
Sabu Kawahara
Ueno
Kikujiro Honda
Takeshi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuyuki Saitō
Writers: Haruhiko Arai, Bō Nishimura
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuyuki Saitō, shot by Koichi Suzuki. 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 Kohei Shinozaki. 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 Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Asako Maekawa and Yoshihiro Kato and Megumi Kagami carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0285590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nobuyuki Saitō directs. Koichi Suzuki behind the camera. Kohei Shinozaki scores. Hani Mituhashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Nobuyuki Saitō, shot by Koichi Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kohei Shinozaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Asako Maekawa and Yoshihiro Kato and Megumi Kagami carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0285590 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.