Another Heaven

2000 2h 12m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 37

CrimeHorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A pair of hard-boiled Tokyo cops are investigating a gruesome murder: after killing the victim, the murderer cut his skull open and cooked his brain in a stew. As they try to track down the killer, they discover that, quite literally, everybody is a suspect. Will they bring the terror to an end, or will they become part of it themselves?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yosuke Eguchi
Manabu Hayase
Miwako Ichikawa
Asako
Takashi Kashiwabara
Atsushi Kimura
Haruhiko Kato
Yuuji Makuta
Naomasa Musaka
Sakamoto-keibu
Kunihiko Ida
Ryoukado-keibu
Yosinori Kô
Kumakura-keiji
Toshi Shioya
Ikegami kenshi-i

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Yosuke Eguchi and Miwako Ichikawa and Takashi Kashiwabara carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0244975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Iida directs. Hiroshi Takase behind the camera. Taro Iwashiro scores. Hirohide Abe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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126 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by George Iida, shot by Hiroshi Takase. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Taro Iwashiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Hirohide Abe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yosuke Eguchi and Miwako Ichikawa and Takashi Kashiwabara carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0244975 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.