Another XX: Red Murderer

1996 1h 33m JA

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6.0

MID

★6.0TMDB · 4

ThrillerHorror

Synopsis

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An unprecedented bizarre murderer appears. The first victim is a young woman. Both breasts were cut off. Kyoko Mizuki, a female medical examiner, begins to feel a strange presence around her after attending the autopsy. The second and third murders occurred as if to mock the investigators. The murderer's M.O. was extremely abnormal and ruthless, mutilating the woman's body. Kyoko tries to deduce that the murderer is a psychopath. Emi, a rookie detective, is the first to get close to the killer, but she is trapped in the opposite direction.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yoko Natsuki
Hiroo Ôtaka
Etsuko Nishio
Yozaburo Ito
Tadashi Shiraishi
Takanari Michimata
Daisuke Iijima
Kaori Najima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Naosuke Kurosawa
Writers: Kota Yamada
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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

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CRAFT

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Part of the "XX" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi 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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Yoko Natsuki and Hiroo Ôtaka and Etsuko Nishio carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229995 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Naosuke Kurosawa directs. Hiroshi Takase behind the camera. Nobuyuki Takahashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "XX" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Naosuke Kurosawa, shot by Hiroshi Takase. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Nobuyuki Takahashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Yoko Natsuki and Hiroo Ôtaka and Etsuko Nishio carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0229995 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.