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Tight 78-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr Β· trivia#01
Chain
2003 1h 18m JA
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Horror
Synopsis
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A boy dies after sneaking into an abandoned house. After that high schoolers start dying suddenly and students receive fortune telling emails. One girl, Yuri, is able to read fortunes with 100% accuracy.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Minako Komukai
Yuri
Kana Ito
Reiko
Nao Takai
Masaru Miyazaki
YΕ«ta Sone
Ryuichi Ohura
Takuya Suzuki
Kenya Sawada
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Atsushi Shimizu
- Writers
- Tomomi Ookubo
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Atsushi Shimizu directs. Satoshi Shimomoto behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 78-minute runtime β shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 23 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Atsushi Shimizu, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Minako Komukai and Kana Ito and Nao Takai carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt5950096 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Satoshi Shimomoto
- Runtime
- 78 min Β· 1h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
- IMDB
- Chain (2003)
Also by
Atsushi Shimizu
Production companies
Who made it
- AR
Art Port
JP
Key crew
- Art DirectionKei Sasaki
- Sound RecordistHisashi Iwamaru
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-07-19
Also known as
International titles
- Fear ChainUS
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