Black Maiden: Chapter A

2019 1h 18m JA

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5.2

MID

★5.2TMDB · 8

Horror

Synopsis

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Orphan girl Mei is adopted by a wealthy family and receives the ticket out of the orphanage. The girl finds herself with a sister who has arrived at the family under similar circumstances. They bond and become close. Things take a turn for the worse, however, when the family's fortunes take a nosedive allowing the family to keep no more than one of the girls. That means someone has to trod back to the orphanage. Well, neither is volunteering.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nana Asakawa
Kana Kita
Soko Wada
Yoko Mitsuya
Uda Naoko
Ririne Sasano
Natsu Andô
Toshifumi Muramatsu
Harumi Shuhama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sakichi Sato
Writers: Sakichi Sato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "黒い乙女" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sakichi Sato, shot by Tojiro Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Nana Asakawa and Kana Kita and Soko Wada carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sakichi Sato directs. Tojiro Kurita behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Chikako Nanba cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Part of the "黒い乙女" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Sakichi Sato, shot by Tojiro Kurita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Chikako Nanba shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Nana Asakawa and Kana Kita and Soko Wada carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt10408904 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.