Tokyo Strangler
Seen it?2006 | 62 min | Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for people who enjoy a knot in their stomach and horror fans. Best watched without your phone in hand.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 2 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Not ideal if you just want to unwind.
Danger lurks around every corner. A psychopathic serial killer is tying up, raping and murdering Tokyo's sexy young women! Kathy is trying to divorce her husband, all the while conducting a hot affair with her divorce attorney, Sean. As she walks through the park one day, she witnesses the killer disposing of the dead body of his latest victim. The killer begins stalking her, throwing her otherwise normal life into a paranoid frenzy.Mr. Pink (Yutaka Ikejima) masterfully directs this suspenseful Pink-Film retelling of Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Yutaka Ikejima
- Mayuko SasakiYui Takemiya
- Yuuki ReiKanako Shindo
- Yuria HidakaMio Saeki
- Kikujiro HondaShinichiro Sakisaka
- Taishi TakemotoYusaku Harada
- Kazu ItsukiTatsuya Morohoshi
- Yutaka IkejimaGyobu Takasugi
- Kyoko GodaiAimi Nishina
- Koji MakimuraShindo, Kanako's husband
- Takahiro NomuraTheater troupe member