Tales of Terror: The Curse of Nobuhiro-san

2006 1h 28m JA

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★4.0TMDB · 1

Horror

Synopsis

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Nobuhiro is convinced that, in order to honor his mother's death by suicide, he needs to find the reincarnation of his mother and die with her, together, under the spell of love. A young model tries to discover the truth behind one of his paintings which depicts the horrific death of a woman and her lover.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rina Uchiyama
Mitsuru Hirata

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Keisuke Toyoshima
Writers: Junya Kato
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Rina Uchiyama and Mitsuru Hirata carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt21161768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

Keisuke Toyoshima directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 20 years ago.
3Part of the "Tales of Terror from Tokyo and All Over Japan" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Rina Uchiyama and Mitsuru Hirata carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt21161768 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.