Creepy (film)
| Creepy | |
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| Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Screenplay by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa Chihiro Ikeda[1] |
| Starring | Hidetoshi Nishijima |
| Cinematography | Akiko Ashizawa[1] |
| Edited by | Koichi Takahashi[1] |
| Music by | Yuri Habuka[1] |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 130 minutes[2] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $4,721,487 [3] |
Creepy (クリーピー 偽りの隣人) is a 2016 Japanese thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima[4] and based on a mystery novel by Yutaka Maekawa. It had its premiere on February 13, 2016 at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and was released in Japan by Shochiku on June 18, 2016.
Plot
Having resigned as a profiler following injury, Koichi Takakura and his wife Yasuko have moved to be closer to his new job as a university lecturer in criminal psychology, but approached by a former colleague to consult on a cold case, the vanishing of three members of a family leaving only unreliable witness Saki Honda, Koichi begins to see parallels with their new neighbour, the unpredictable and secretive Masayuki Nishino.
Cast
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Koichi Takakura[1]
- Yuko Takeuchi as Yasuko Takakura[1]
- Teruyuki Kagawa as Mr. Nishino[1]
- Haruna Kawaguchi as Saki Honda[1]
- Masahiro Higashide as Nogami[1]
- Ryōko Fujino
- Toru Baba
- Takashi Sasano
Production
The film is based on a mystery novel by Yutaka Maekawa.[2]
Release
The film had its premiere on February 13, 2016 at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[2][4] It was released in Japan by Shochiku on June 18, 2016.[1][5]
Reception
The film received positive reviews upon its American premier, earning a 94% on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes from 17 reviews. [6] On Metacritic, the film has received a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that with Creepy, "Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns from auteurist chores to the classic horror that made him a cult name."[1]
New York Times' critic Manohla Dargis praised the movie, writing, "True to its English-language title, the movie is thoroughly and utterly creepy, partly because Mr. Kurosawa knows how to slither under your skin, but also because his movies transcend the classifications (and limits) valued by critics and content providers. “Creepy” certainly works — looks and feels — like a horror movie, but it also has the conundrums of a detective story, the emotional currents of a domestic drama and the quickening pulse of a psychological thriller, a combination that creates a kind of destabilization." [8]
Rob Staeger of the Village Voice also praised the film and singled out Kagawa's performance, writing: "The performances are compelling all around, but Kagawa stands out: His Nishino, somehow as cowardly as he is sinister, recalls the oily nervousness of Peter Lorre." [9]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Young, Deborah (February 13, 2016). "'Creepy': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Creepy". berlinale.de. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "Creepy's Box Office Mojo listing". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ^ a b Shackleton, Liz (February 24, 2016). "HKIFF to open with Trivisa, Chongqing Hotpot". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "クリーピー 偽りの隣人". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2016.
- ^ "CREEPY (KURIPI: ITSUWARI NO RINJIN) Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ "Creepy Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Dargis, Manohla (October 20, 2016). "Review: In 'Creepy,' a Cold Case Turns Red Hot, but Don't Tell the Neighbors". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Staeger, Rob (October 18, 2016). "Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Creepy' Proves Slow-Burn Horror Beats Jump Scares". The Village Voice. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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