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AI Amok

2020 · 131 min

A sleek, uneasy near-future thriller that makes everyday technology feel quietly menacing, building dread through systems failing rather than spectacle.

Directed by
Yu Irie
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Takao Osawa, Kento Kaku, Alice Hirose
Tagline
What if artificial intelligence holds the key to life and death?
Overview
In 2030, AI is everywhere including the medical field, finance and security. Artificial intelligence has become essential in people's lives. They have come to completely trust AI, but artificial intelligence becomes out of control and it causes disaster.

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Directed by
Yu Irie
Genres
Science fiction
Starring
Takao Osawa, Kento Kaku, Alice Hirose
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • technology
  • survival
  • conspiracy
  • power
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction
Directed by
Yu Irie
Written by
Yu Irie
Starring
Takao Osawa, Kento Kaku, Alice Hirose, Takanori Iwata, Masahiro Takashima, Sei Ashina, Tina Tamashiro, Kimiko Yo
Cinematography
Shôichi Atô
Runtime
131 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese, English

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