Laplace's Witch

2018 1h 55m JA

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6.2

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5.2

IMDB

★6.2TMDB · 41★5.2IMDB · 783

MysteryCrimeScience Fiction

Synopsis

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An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sho Sakurai
Shusuke Aoe
Suzu Hirose
Madoka Uhara
Sota Fukushi
Kento Amakasu
Tao Okamoto
Rei Kirimiya
Lily Franky
Zentaro Uhara
Mirai Shida
Tetsu Okunishi
Hiroshi Tamaki
Yuji Nakaoka
Eriko Sato
Chisato Mizuki

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Hiroyuki Yatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. 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 Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sho Sakurai and Suzu Hirose and Sota Fukushi carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6686358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Miike directs. Nobuyasu Kita behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Kenji Yamashita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 8 years ago.
2Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Sho Sakurai and Suzu Hirose and Sota Fukushi carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6686358 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 41 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.