Tales of the Bizarre 25th Anniversary Autumn Special: Film Directors Collection

2015 2h 0m JA

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★6.1TMDB · 4

Synopsis

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"Box" Shuko Yoshino (played by Yuko Takeuchi), a researcher at a medical university, was suddenly hit in the head while working. When she woke up, she found herself locked in a sealed metal box. Ryota Murakami (played by Satoshi His Wife), a single office worker in "Glasses Bring Happiness", accidentally received a smart glasses. With the help of the glasses, he began to interact with the beautiful woman. Ayumu Miura (played by Mizuki Yamamoto); "Fierce House" Yukiko (Played by Miki Nakatani) Moved into a new house with her daughter Zhuli, but there seemed to be a terrible grudge living here; Hatsuno (played by Takashi Abe), the head of the financing department of "×", accidentally found a × on his forehead, but the people around him couldn't see it at all. Shotaro (played by Shinnosuke Manjima) is experiencing a difficult moment in life. When he was pushed to the extreme, he suddenly told the first lie in the world, and he and his two friends embarked on a magical journey.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tamori
Sadao Abe
Yuko Takeuchi
Satoshi Tsumabuki
Tarō Suwa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hideo Nakata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tales of the Bizarre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Tamori and Sadao Abe and Yuko Takeuchi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5134384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Hideo Nakata directs. MAYUKO scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Part of the "Tales of the Bizarre Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by MAYUKO. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tamori and Sadao Abe and Yuko Takeuchi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5134384 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.