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Thriller
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Sep 25, 2004
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Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one and other eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.
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Directors
Gen Sekiguchi
Vote Average
7.2
Vote Count
196
Popularity
13
Language
English
Origin Country
JP
Cast
Tadanobu Asano
Aman
Reika Hashimoto
Aman's Wife
Kyoko Koizumi
Yoko, Commercial Executive
Hiroshi Abe
Aoyama, the Hypnotist
Ittoku Kishibe
Tatsuya Kobayashi
Yumi Asou
Misa
Kanji Tsuda
Tsuda - Burglar
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Morishita - Burglar
Jai West
J - Burglar
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Killer's Translator
Vinnie Jones
Hired Killer
Sonny Chiba
Azama
Shihori Kanjiya
Kaho Kobayashi
Tomokazu Miura
Dr. Yamauchi
Ryunosuke Kamiki
Seiichi Kobayashi
Ryo Kase
Actor in Fantasy Commercial
Pierre Taki
Cop
Nina Uchida
Maki
Ayano Seki
Hayashi
Yuka Itaya
Kazama's Secretary
Magi
Shirô Namiki
Tae Kimura
Stewardess
Kotaro Shiga
Taxi Driver
Miako Tadano
Mrs. Sasaki
Nobumichi Tosa
Kenji Yamauchi
Asumi Miwa
Yamato Imamura
Boy in Class
Kentaro Honma
Rinko Kikuchi
Dolly Thompson
Girl in Class
Masahiko Kawahara
Director
Ryunosuke Kamiki
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