Horror News

1996 1h 15m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Horror

Synopsis

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Yuko, a high school girl, receives a newspaper called Horror News, in which mysterious events of the future are written.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kenji Kohashi
Hiroko Nakayama
Shôko Nakahara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Teruyoshi Ishii
Writers: Chiaki J. Konaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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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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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Kenji Kohashi and Hiroko Nakayama and Shôko Nakahara carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Teruyoshi Ishii directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Kenji Kohashi and Hiroko Nakayama and Shôko Nakahara carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0229522 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.