"Madness. Terror. Murder."

1997

1h 52m

7.6(651 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Horror

Mystery

Overview

A detective starts spiraling out of control when a wave of gruesome murders with seemingly similar bizarre circumstances is sweeping Tokyo.

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Cast & Crew

20 members

Acting

役所広司

Kenichi Takabe

Acting

萩原聖人

Kunio Mamiya

Acting

うじきつよし

Makoto Sakuma

Acting

中川安奈

Fumie Takabe

Acting

螢雪次朗

Ichiro Kuwano

Acting

洞口依子

Dr. Akiko Miyajima

Acting

緒方義博

OIda

Acting

大杉漣

Fujiwara

Acting

戸田昌宏

Tôru Hanaoka

Acting

春木みさよ

Tomoko Hanaoka

Acting

中山峻

Kimura

Acting

大鷹明良

Yasukawa

Acting

鈴木勝吾

Tamura

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Touji Kawahigashi

Psychiatrist

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谷本一

Takabe's superior

Acting

諏訪太朗

Unknown Role

Acting

Takeshi Mikami

Unknown Role

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掛田誠

Unknown Role

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田村泰二郎

Unknown Role

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冨樫真

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