Rage

2016 2h 22m JA

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6.9

SOLID

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IMDB

★6.9TMDB · 83★7IMDB · 3,665

MysteryDramaThriller

Synopsis

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A man brutally murders a married couple and leaves the word “ikari” (“rage”) written with their blood. The killer undergoes plastic surgery and flees. At three different locations in Japan, a male stranger appears. People suspect that the stranger might be the murderer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Watanabe
Yohei Maki
Mirai Moriyama
Shingo Tanaka
Aoi Miyazaki
Aiko Maki
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Yuma Fujita
Go Ayano
Naoto Onishi
Suzu Hirose
Izumi Komiya
Kenichi Matsuyama
Tetsuya Tashiro
Hideko Hara
Takako Fujita, Yuma's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sang-il Lee
Writers: Sang-il Lee, Shuichi Yoshida
Languages: Japanese, English
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sang-il Lee, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. 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 Ryuichi Sakamoto. 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 Tsuyoshi Imai 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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Ken Watanabe and Mirai Moriyama and Aoi Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4384088 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sang-il Lee directs. Norimichi Kasamatsu behind the camera. Ryuichi Sakamoto scores. Tsuyoshi Imai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, English.
3Directed by Sang-il Lee, shot by Norimichi Kasamatsu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ken Watanabe and Mirai Moriyama and Aoi Miyazaki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt4384088 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 83 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "japan", "based on novel or book", "okinawa", "tokyo, japan".