Creepy
Seen it?2016 | 130 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and horror fans. If you loved Insomnia or Witness for the Prosecution, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 10 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes, 76 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.7 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 29K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Hidetoshi NishijimaTakakura Koichi
- Yuko TakeuchiTakakura Yasuko
- Teruyuki KagawaMasayuki
- Haruna KawaguchiHonda Saki
- Masahiro HigashideNogami
- Ryoko FujinoMio
- Takashi SasanoTanimoto
- Masahiro TodaOkawa
- Michie IkedaSaki's Grandmother
- Naoko SatôTanaka