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Siren

2004 · 76 min

A grim, claustrophobic thriller that turns its predatory captors into prey, watching them unravel as dread slowly replaces menace.

Directed by
Satoshi Torao
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sora Aoi, Yūken Yoshida, Hideaki Mizuki
Tagline
She'll Love You to Death
Overview
When a crew of bank robbers believes that an alluring young woman has blown their cover, they kidnap the girl. Back at their hideout they develop sinister plans to rape and then kill her. When one of the crooks mysteriously turns up dead however, they begin to realize that their intended victim may be a powerful, vindictive, supernatural force.

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Directed by
Satoshi Torao
Genres
Horror
Starring
Sora Aoi, Yūken Yoshida, Hideaki Mizuki
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • violence
    • crime
    • power
    • survival
    Places
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror7
    Humour1
    Realism5
    Romance1
    Tension7
    Darkness8
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    horror
    Directed by
    Satoshi Torao
    Written by
    Kenichi Takashima
    Starring
    Sora Aoi, Yūken Yoshida, Hideaki Mizuki, Ikki Funaki, Shintaro Wada, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, Junichi Kawamoto
    Music
    Kentaro Nojima
    Runtime
    76 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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