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Za mania: Kaikan seitai jikken

1986 · 73 min

A slow, uneasy descent into off-season isolation, where quiet menace curdles into exploitation and dread.

Directed by
Yojiro Takita
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Saeko Kizuki, Kyoko Hashimoto, Katsuko Takahara
Tagline
Amazing! A female playing card! A bizarre act of Flesh and Blood. The woman's back is painted with heat as she screams...
Overview
A young woman is invited for a free stay at a seemly deserted seaside hotel during the off season. Too late she finds out that the manager likes to collect women for his “playing card” collection and she is next in the pack.

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Directed by
Yojiro Takita
Genres
Crime, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Saeko Kizuki, Kyoko Hashimoto, Katsuko Takahara
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • isolation
  • survival
  • violence
  • power
Places
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
crime, thriller, horror
Directed by
Yojiro Takita
Written by
Shirō Yumeno
Starring
Saeko Kizuki, Kyoko Hashimoto, Katsuko Takahara, Miyako Kimura, Kazumi Natsuki, Yutaka Ikejima, Eiichi Sato, Junpei Kusami
Cinematography
Yōichi Shiga
Runtime
73 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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