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Impossibility Defense

2018 · 106 min

A cold, unsettling puzzle that makes you complicit in its logic, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Directed by: Koji Shiraishi
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Mackenyu Maeda

Tagline: Perfect Crime
Overview: At a certain park, there is a mysterious man, who has red eyes and a black suit, that people can go to and request him to kill someone. His assassinations can never be blamed on him because he takes no illegal action. His strength is in the power of suggestion and the arrangement of events. He accepts these requests, all the while privately mocking the foolishness of those whose unwise wishes he grants.

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Directed by: Koji Shiraishi
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Starring: Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Mackenyu Maeda

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
death
deception
morality
crime
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	5
Humour	3
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: mystery, thriller, crime, fantasy
Directed by: Koji Shiraishi
Written by: Junpei Yamaoka, Koji Shiraishi
Starring: Tori Matsuzaka, Erika Sawajiri, Mackenyu Maeda, Shotaro Mamiya, Tet Wada, Tetsuya Sugaya, Sae Okazaki, Erina Mano
Music: Harumi Fuuki
Cinematography: Fūta Takagi
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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