NIGHTBOOKS: Stylish Kid's Horror with a Focus on Acceptance
Nightbooks, the newest entry in children's horror, honors classic horror films, focuses on themes of acceptance, and has awesome production design.
Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007
A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After policeman Watanabe Shogoro hears her story, he begins investigating the case, but desperate to avenge her parents' deaths, Sachi later enlists the aid of a mysterious woman who offers to kill Harimaya for a price. Watanabe soon discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.
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A violent fire one evening kills a husband and wife couple and burns their Kazusaya rice shop to ashes. Their daughter Sachi manages to make it out alive, but she claims the fire was set by henchmen from the rival Harimaya shop who abducted her sister. After policeman Watanabe Shogoro hears her story, he begins investigating the case, but desperate to avenge her parents' deaths, Sachi later enlists the aid of a mysterious woman who offers to kill Harimaya for a price. Watanabe soon discovers that there is more to this case than meets the eye.
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Genre:TV Movie
Written By:Toshio Terada
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Runtime:158 minutes
Studio:Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, TV Asahi, Shochiku
Cast
Shigeru Ishihara
Director
Noriyuki Higashiyama
Watanabe Shogoro
Masahiro Matsuoka
Kyojiya no Ryoji
Tadayoshi Okura
Karakuriya no Genta
Asami Mizukawa
Tamakushi
Seiji Fukushi
Okawara Denshichi
Takashi Ukaji
Sakamoto Kansuke
Yoko Nogiwa
Watanabe Ko
Noriko Nakagoshi
Watanabe Fuku
Mari Shiraki
Nakamura Ritsu
Kin Sugai
Nakamura Sen
Sachie Hara
Kaoru
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