Diner

"A shockingly suspenseful, constantly gripping, and wildly entertaining feast for the senses!"

2019 1h 57m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 19

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Synopsis

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A former murderer and genius chef along with a waitress come together with a group of fantastical assassins in a diner. A girl with a hollowness in her heart, who believes that she belongs nowhere, is thrust into a series of attacks where she must struggle to find her will to live.

“A shockingly suspenseful, constantly gripping, and wildly entertaining feast for the senses!”

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Cast

Tatsuya Fujiwara
Bombero
Tina Tamashiro
Kanako Oba
Masataka Kubota
Skin
Kanata Hongo
Kid
Shinji Takeda
Buro
Takumi Saitoh
Cowboy
Eriko Sato
DD
Nobuaki Kaneko
Butatoko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mika Ninagawa
Writers: Yoshikazu Sugiyama, Hirohito Goto, Mika Ninagawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mika Ninagawa, shot by Daisuke Soma. 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 Shinichi Osawa. 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 Hiroaki Morishita 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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Tatsuya Fujiwara and Tina Tamashiro and Masataka Kubota carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A shockingly suspenseful, constantly gripping, and wildly entertaining feast for the senses!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt9729206 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mika Ninagawa directs. Daisuke Soma behind the camera. Shinichi Osawa scores. Hiroaki Morishita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Directed by Mika Ninagawa, shot by Daisuke Soma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Shinichi Osawa. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hiroaki Morishita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Tatsuya Fujiwara and Tina Tamashiro and Masataka Kubota carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A shockingly suspenseful, constantly gripping, and wildly entertaining feast for the senses!".
7IMDB entry: tt9729206 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "waitress", "based on novel or book", "psychopath", "restaurant".