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Lullaby to Kill

1977 · 144 min

A slow, shadowed puzzle that draws you through old secrets and quiet dread toward a grim answer.

Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genres
Mystery, Horror
Overview
Kôsuke Kindaichi, a somewhat peculiar private detective, visits a remote town. He meets a police detective and they start to investigate an old unsolved murder. Then some murders happen. Kindaichi must find out about the past in order to reveal who the murderer is.

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Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genres
Mystery, Horror
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • deception
    • death
    • memory
    • guilt
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror4
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight5

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    1. The Inugami FamilyMovie · 1976
    2. Island of HellMovie · 1977
    3. Lullaby to KillMovie · 1977 This title
    4. Queen BeeMovie · 1978
    5. Murder of the Inugami ClanMovie · 2006

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