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Museum

2016 · 132 min

A grim, rain-soaked procedural that tightens like a wire, mixing family dread with grotesque set-pieces and a lurking sense of absurd menace.

Directed by
Keishi Otomo
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Tagline
The serial killer is laughing in the rain
Overview
In Tokyo, Japan, several grotesque murders take place on rainy days. Detective Sawamura, who is in charge of the case, soon discovers that his own family is connected to the crimes.

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Directed by
Keishi Otomo
Genres
Drama, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • family
  • obsession
  • deception
  • violence
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, thriller
Directed by
Keishi Otomo
Written by
Izumi Takahashi, Keishi Otomo, Kiyomi Fujii
Starring
Shun Oguri, Machiko Ono, Shuhei Nomura, Tomomi Maruyama, Tomoko Tabata, Mikako Ichikawa, Masatô Ibu, Nao Omori
Music
Taro Iwashiro
Cinematography
Hideo Yamamoto
Runtime
132 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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