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Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

2008 · 100 min

A slow, unsettling literary mystery that blurs the line between author and creation, pulling you into a tense psychological game.

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Gen Shimaoka

Overview: The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.

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Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Gen Shimaoka

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: obsession
identity
deception
mystery
art
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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

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Genres: thriller
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Written by: Franck Ribière, Barbet Schroeder, Jean-Armand Bougrelle
Starring: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Gen Shimaoka, Ryo Ishibashi, Shun Sugata, Fukui Tomonobu, Kazuhiko Nishimura, Reika Kirishima
Music: Jorge Arriagada
Cinematography: Luciano Tovoli
Runtime: 100 min
Country: France
Languages: Japanese, French

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