Laplace's Witch
Seen it?2018 | 115 min | Mystery, Crime, Science Fiction
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With rough reviews, almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, 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
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved The Green Mile, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 55 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
Mostly negative reviews
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$11 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 9K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takashi Miike
- Sho SakuraiShusuke Aoe
- Suzu HiroseMadoka Uhara
- Sota FukushiKento Amakasu
- Tao OkamotoRei Kirimiya
- Lily FrankyZentaro Uhara
- Mirai ShidaTetsu Okunishi
- Hiroshi TamakiYuji Nakaoka
- Eriko SatoChisato Mizuki
- Etsushi ToyokawaSaisei Amakasu
- Masanobu TakashimaToru Takeo