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Gemini

1999 · 84 min

A slow, unsettling plunge into identity and class, blending period drama with body horror and a growing sense of dread.

Overview
When his mother's untimely death quickly follows his father's, a doctor begins to believe a killer may be targeting him and his amnesiac wife.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • obsession
  • class
  • madness
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, fantasy, horror
Directed by
Shinya Tsukamoto
Written by
Shinya Tsukamoto
Starring
Masahiro Motoki, Ryo, Shiho Fujimura, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masako Motai, Hisako Ôkata, Yuki Inomata, Yuriko Hirooka
Music
Chu Ishikawa
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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