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Plot
When Syamoto's teenage daughter is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man helps resolve the situation...
Release Year: 2010 Rating: 7.2/10 (1,816 voted) Critic's Score: 70/100 Director:
Shion Sono Stars: Makoto Ashikawa, Denden, Mitsuru Fukikoshi Storyline
When Syamoto's teenage daughter is caught stealing, a generous middle-aged man helps resolve the situation. The man and his wife offer to have Syamoto's troublesome daughter work at their fish store. Syamoto soon discovers the horrific truth of the seemingly perfect couple.
Writers: Shion Sono, Yoshiki Takahashi Cast:
Makoto Ashikawa
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Denden
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Yukio Murata
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
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Nobuyuki Syamoto
Megumi Kagurazaka
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Taeko Syamoto
Hikari Kajiwara
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Mitsuko Syamoto
Lorena Kotô
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Asuka Kurosawa
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Aiko Murata
Masaki Miura
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Jyonmyon Pe
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Suwaru Ryû
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Masahiko Sakata
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Tarô Suwa
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Tetsu Watanabe
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Takayasu TsuTsui
Taglines:
How far will you be pushed?
Details
Official Website:
Official site [Japan] |
Release Date: 6 July 2011
Did You Know?
Trivia:
This movie was "inspired by true events" known as the "Saitama serial murders of dog lovers"; the convicted killers in the real-life case are Gen Sekine (b. January 2, 1942) and his ex-wife Hiroko Kazama (b. February 19, 1957).
User Review
Feel Bad Cinema
Rating: 10/10
Even though the protagonist (Shamoto) is an adult, this is essentially
a coming-of-age movie in a doomed world. Shamoto is introduced to
Murata, a psychopath. Everyone seems to do what Murata wants them to,
including Shamoto's wife and daughter. Shamoto tries to go against the
grain, to say 'I don't want things to be like this.' But he finds
himself alone against everything and has to learn some unpleasant
truths about the world.
This is a very bleak movie and over-the-top in its negativity. It can
be hard to watch at times but the violence is not gratuitous. It serves
a purpose. The (brilliant) ending would not have the same impact
without what came before.
Even though this is a crazy, overblown movie about a psycho killer, it
only uses that as framework to address more universal issues of abuse,
authority, dependency and responsibility.
I don't usually write reviews here. Just wanted to defend a very good,
tragic and thought-provoking movie. This is definitely not just more
gore for gore's sake.
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