Tantei monogatari
Directed by:
Takashi MiikeComposer:
Kōji EndōCast:
Kurōdo Maki, Asae Oonishi, Harumi Inoue, Kazuya Nakayama, 菊池亜希子, Hiroyuki Watanabe, 長谷川朝晴, Kai AtōPlots(1)
Raita, a Japanese businessman, just moved into an apartment building where his next-door neighbor is another guy named Raita. But as a private detective, what that other Raita does couldn't be more different from a humble businessman's way of life. One night, in the beginning of a bizarre series of murders, one of the private detective's clients is killed and has her liver removed. The next victim has her kidneys removed, and the third her lungs. The two Raitas follow the clues and meet an eccentric painter, one whose paints are rumored to be made with human blood and organs. (official distributor synopsis)
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Takashi Miike has proven with this film that he understands the rules of the genre and can direct a detective story that gives you what you expect. It is a strange and mysterious story with perhaps unexpected twists and interesting characters. However, Miike also shows that he can transcend the genre in the right places, and thus presents you with a rather disgustingly comedic film that at times becomes grotesque. And yet, the film remains extremely serious at the right moments.
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