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Raigyo

1997 · 75 min

A cold, claustrophobic plunge into guilt and violence, unfolding slowly and leaving a lingering unease.

Tagline
Baptized in blood. Consumed by guilt. Gratified by death.
Overview
A black clad woman murders a man that she had just met by chance through a phone sex club.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • guilt
  • death
  • violence
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
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Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Moe Sakura, Takeshi Itō, Takuji Suzuki, Kazuma Honda, Bunmei Tobayama, Kazuhiro Sano, Tomohiro Okada, Kazuya Sasaki
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Cinematography
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Country
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Languages
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