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Conton

1987 · 45 min

A queasy, claustrophobic descent where dream logic bleeds into grimy reality, leaving you unsettled and unsure what is real.

Directed by
Takuro Fukuda
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Kazuhisa Kawahara, Katou Tadayoshi, Kyoko Katayama
Overview
A boy's nightmares about being stalked by a demon slowly transform into a terrifying reality.

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Directed by
Takuro Fukuda
Genres
Horror, Science fiction, Drama
Starring
Kazuhisa Kawahara, Katou Tadayoshi, Kyoko Katayama
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How it feels

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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • madness
    • violence
    • fate
    • survival
    Places
    • big city
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore strong
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror8
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension8
    Darkness8
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, science fiction, drama
    Directed by
    Takuro Fukuda
    Written by
    Takuro Fukuda
    Starring
    Kazuhisa Kawahara, Katou Tadayoshi, Kyoko Katayama, Manta Yamamoto, Noriko Irikura, Daisuke Ikeda, Fumihide Kimura, Ryuta Koike
    Runtime
    45 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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