Suicide Club
Seen it?2001 | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
63% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sion Sono
- Masatoshi NagaseDetective Shibusawa
- Ryo IshibashiDetective Kuroda
- Sayako HagiwaraMitsuko
- Mai HoshoNurse Atsuko Sawada
- Tamao SatoNurse Yôko Kawaguchi
- Takashi NomuraSecurity Guard Jiro Suzuki
- Akaji MaroDetective Murata
- Hideo SakoDetective Hagitani
- Nao NagasawaClassmate
- ROLLYMuneo 'Genesis' Suzuki