Creepy
by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
A year after a botched hostage negotiation with a serial killer turned deadly, ex-detective Koichi (Hidetoshi Nishijima), and his wife move into a new house with a deeply strange new neighbor (Teruyuki Kagawa). His old cop colleagues come calling for his help on a mysterious case, which may be related to the strange goings-on next door, in this insidiously-constructed narrative that braids plot twists on top of plot twists and shock on top of shock
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Born in 1955, Hyogo Prefecture. He began making 8mm films while a student at university and made his commercial film debut in 1983.
In 1997, his crime thriller CURE brought him international attention, followed by Serpent’s Path(1998), License to Live(1998) and Pulse(2001).
His Bright Future was a Palme d'Or nominee at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, his film Journey to the Shore won the prize for Best Director uncertainregards at Cannes. In 2016, his thriller Creepy premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.
In 2020, Kurosawa won the Silver Lion for Best Direction at the 77th Venice International Film Festival for his film Wife of a Spy. In 2024, Chime, a film he directed and wrote, will be distributed exclusively on Roadstead.
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Year: 2016
Country: Japan
Runtime: 130 min
Color: Color
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Sound: 2:39
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Crew
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers: Yutaka Maekawa, Chihiro Ikeda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Producers: Satoshi Akagi, Hiroshi Fukazawa, Satoko Ishida, Setsuko Sumida
Cinematography: Akiko Ashizawa
Music Composer: Yuri Habuka
Film Editor: Kôichi Takahashi
Production Designer: Norifumi Ataka
Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima as Takakura
Yuko Takeuchi as Yasuko
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Berlin International Film Festival
Hong Kong International Film Festival
New York Asian Film Festival
Fantasia International Film Festival
San Diego Asian Film Festival