Tokyo Babylon 1999

1993 1h 3m JA

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Subaru is investigating the death of of a enemy, Kaneyama but before he died, he undertook a project, which was how to teach seven teenage girls how to use black magic to get revenge on people they don't like, but when one of the girls feels remorse, she is told by the other girls to continue with the black magic. Subaru tries to stop them but the girls think that he is their enemy and put a curse on him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Toshihide Tonesaku
Subaru Sumeragi
Wataru Shihôdô
Seishirô Sakurazuka
Mari Nishio
Megumi
Kazuhiro Sano
Kanayama Tomokichi
Yuuki Sato
Haruka
Ryoka Yuzuki
Rie
Shiho Kitatsuji
Akimi
Aki Miyase
Kana

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: George Iida
Writers: George Iida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Iida, shot by Hiromi Enokida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kuniaki Haishima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Toshihide Tonesaku and Wataru Shihôdô and Mari Nishio carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0190837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Iida directs. Hiromi Enokida behind the camera. Kuniaki Haishima scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 63-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by George Iida, shot by Hiromi Enokida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Kuniaki Haishima. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Toshihide Tonesaku and Wataru Shihôdô and Mari Nishio carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0190837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.