Genocidal Organ

2017 1h 55m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 95

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Synopsis

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The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious American John Paul seems to be behind the collapse of the world system, and it's up to intelligence agent Clavis Shepherd to track John Paul across the wreckage of civilizations and to find the true heart of darkness—a genocidal organ.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuichi Nakamura
Clavis Shepherd (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
John Paul (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Rockwell (voice)
Kaito Ishikawa
Leland (voice)
Sanae Kobayashi
Lucia (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
President (voice)
Takuya Kirimoto
Lucius (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Alex (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shukou Murase
Writers: Shukou Murase, Shukou Murase
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Project Itoh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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238+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shukou Murase, shot by Kazuhiro Yamada. 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 Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tomoki Nagasaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Yuichi Nakamura and Takahiro Sakurai and Akio Otsuka carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3615160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shukou Murase directs. Kazuhiro Yamada behind the camera. Yoshihiro Ike scores. Tomoki Nagasaka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Part of the "Project Itoh Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3238+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Shukou Murase, shot by Kazuhiro Yamada. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Yoshihiro Ike. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tomoki Nagasaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Yuichi Nakamura and Takahiro Sakurai and Akio Otsuka carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt3615160 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 95 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "based on novel or book", "dystopia", "brainwashing", "terrorism".