| Edition |
Uncut special ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround. |
| Language |
In Japanese with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed captioned. |
| Cast |
Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Miyuki Matsuda, Renji Ishibashi, Jun Kunimura. |
| Credits |
Music, Koji Endo ; director of photography, Hideo Yamamoto ; editor, Yasushi Shimamura. |
| Note |
Based on the novel "Odishon" by Ryu Murakami. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999. |
| Summary |
A widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition for a phony film, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all and the widower becomes drawn into her sadistic and vengeful world. |
| Note |
Special features: DVD introduction with director Takashi Miike ; Select scene commentary with director Takashi Miike ; Director interview ; Photo gallery ; Bravo's 100 scariest movie moments segment ; Ryu Murakami interview ; Trailers. |
| Subject |
Murakami, Ryu, 1952- -- Film adaptations.
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Widowers -- Drama.
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Mentally ill women -- Drama.
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Loneliness -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Courtship -- Drama.
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Torture -- Drama.
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Sadism -- Drama.
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Japan -- Drama.
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Horror films -- Japan.
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Feature films -- Japan.
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Horror films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Fukushima, Satoshi, 1962-
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Suyama, Akemi. Producer.
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Tengan, Daisuke. Screenwriter.
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Miike, Takashi, 1960- Director. Commentator.
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Ishibashi, Ryo, 1956- Actor.
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Shiina, Eihi, 1976- Actor.
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Sawaki, Tetsu, 1982-
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Matsuda, Miyuki, 1961-
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Ishibashi, Renji, 1941- Actor.
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Kunimura, Jun. Actor.
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Murakami, Ryu, 1952-
Odishon.
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Omega Project Co., Ltd.
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Note |
Original title: Odishon |
| Standard No. |
031398178972 |
| Music No. |
17897 Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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