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Summary
When a number of suicide victims slash themselves in their sleep, detective Keiko Kirishima is called to investigate.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 58
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb6.0
Audience score49%
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for thrillers
typical 104105Half of all thrillers run 94–118 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 8 more
Released
2007
January 13, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
ThrillerHorrorCrimeMysteryLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 4 moreDirecting · 1
- Shinya Tsukamoto Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Art Direction
Writing · 1
- Hisakatsu Kuroki Writer
Production · 2
- Takuji Ushiyama Executive Producer
- Yumiko Takebe Producer
Camera · 1
- Takayuki Shida Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Chu Ishikawa Original Music Composer
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