Another XX: Fanatic Love

1998 1h 24m JA

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Synopsis

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Female detective Eiko Kagami traces the mysterious murders of women who all end up dead immediately after sleeping with the popular author of the book, "Crazy Love."

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenichi Kaneda
Wataru Shihôdô
Mai Tachihara
Itsumi Ohsawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Kataoka
Writers: Kyoko Godai, Masaki Maruyama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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

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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 Shūji Kataoka, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. 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

CAST

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Kenichi Kaneda and Wataru Shihôdô and Mai Tachihara carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8908336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shūji Kataoka directs. Satoshi Shimomoto behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "XX" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Shūji Kataoka, shot by Satoshi Shimomoto. 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.
7Kenichi Kaneda and Wataru Shihôdô and Mai Tachihara carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt8908336 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.