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Suicide Club

2001 · 99 min

A hypnotic, unsettling plunge into mass hysteria, blending police procedural with surreal horror and pop-culture satire.

Tagline
Well then, goodbye everybody.
Overview
When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • isolation
  • media
  • identity
  • madness
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour3
Realism5
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, horror, thriller
Directed by
Sion Sono
Written by
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Starring
Masatoshi Nagase, Ryo Ishibashi, Sayako Hagiwara, Mai Hosho, Tamao Sato, Takashi Nomura, Akaji Maro, Hideo Sako
Music
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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