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ERA
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38 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Dogra Magra
1988 1h 49m JA
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HorrorMysteryFantasy
Synopsis
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A young man murders his new bride and goes insane. He wakes in an asylum with no memory, left in the hands of two mysterious doctors who relate his condition with his biological identity.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Yoji Matsuda
Ichiro Kure
Shijaku Katsura
Dr. Masaki
Hideo Murota
Dr. Wakabayashi
Eri Misawa
Moyoko Kure
Leo Morimoto
Journalist
Jun Haichi
Sengoro
Kaori Kobayashi
Chiseko Kure
Harukazu Kitami
College Ambassador
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Toshio Matsumoto
- Writers
- Toshio Matsumoto, Atsushi Yamatoya
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Toshio Matsumoto, shot by Tatsuo Suzuki. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Haruna Miyake. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Hiroshi Yoshida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Yoji Matsuda and Shijaku Katsura and Hideo Murota carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0223154 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 45 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Toshio Matsumoto directs. Tatsuo Suzuki behind the camera. Haruna Miyake scores. Hiroshi Yoshida cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 138 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Toshio Matsumoto, shot by Tatsuo Suzuki. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Haruna Miyake. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Hiroshi Yoshida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Yoji Matsuda and Shijaku Katsura and Hideo Murota carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0223154 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 45 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tatsuo Suzuki
- Original score
- Haruna Miyake
- Editing
- Hiroshi Yoshida
- Runtime
- 109 min Β· 1h 49m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Toshio Matsumoto
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- KA
Katsujindo Cinema
- TO
Toshykanky Kaihatsu AG
Key crew
- NovelKyΕ«saku Yumeno
- Art DirectionTakeo Kimura
- ProducerShuji Shibata
- Lighting TechnicianYoshio Unno
- ProducerKazuo Shimizu
- Art DirectionIwao SaitΓ΄
- EditorHiroshi Yoshida
- Sound RecordistShinpei Kikuchi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- insane asylum
- mental hospital
- bloodline
- taisho period
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1988-10-15
Also known as
International titles
- γγ°γ©γ»γγ°γ©JP
- Dogura maguraJP
