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Murder on D Street

1998 · 90 min

A hushed, unsettling puzzle that lingers on strange images and desire, feeling more like a feverish dream than a procedural.

Directed by
Akio Jissoji
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyusaku Shimada, Yumi Yoshiyuki
Overview
Detective Kogoro Akechi is faced with a peculiar murder case involving forgeries of classic pornographic artworks.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Akio Jissoji
Genres
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyusaku Shimada, Yumi Yoshiyuki
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • art
  • mystery
  • deception
  • identity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror5
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
thriller, mystery, horror
Directed by
Akio Jissoji
Written by
Akio Satsukawa
Starring
Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyusaku Shimada, Yumi Yoshiyuki, Yuko Daike, Ittoku Kishibe, Hitomi Miwa, Chisako Hara, Masami Horiuchi
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Cinematography
Masao Nakabori
Runtime
90 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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