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Laplace's Witch

2018 · 115 min

A slow, eerie puzzle that blends scientific inquiry with unsettling supernatural hints, demanding close attention as it unfolds.

Directed by: Takashi Miike
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Science fiction
Starring: Sho Sakurai, Suzu Hirose, Sota Fukushi

Overview: An environmental analyst is asked by the police to determine if two deaths by hydrogen sulfide poisoning are an accident - or a murder. But when he meets a young woman at both sites, a scientific mystery begins.

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Directed by: Takashi Miike
Genres: Mystery, Crime, Science fiction
Starring: Sho Sakurai, Suzu Hirose, Sota Fukushi

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Tone: tensestrength 2 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: mystery
science
death
fate
obsession
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: mystery, crime, science fiction
Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Hiroyuki Yatsu
Starring: Sho Sakurai, Suzu Hirose, Sota Fukushi, Tao Okamoto, Lily Franky, Mirai Shida, Hiroshi Tamaki, Eriko Sato
Music: Koji Endo
Cinematography: Nobuyasu Kita
Runtime: 115 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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