催眠

催眠 (1999)

Three apparently unrelated suicides occur on the same day in Tokyo. One involves a young athlete, one a groom at his wedding reception, and the third an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. A middle aged detective investigating one of the cases begins to suspect a connection between the three when he discovers that each person mentioned a "green monkey" before they died. With the help of a young psychiatrist he formulates the theory that hypnosis is somehow involved. In the mean time other bizarre "suicides" are reported and the mystery intensifies. Who will be next? What is the truth? Can more deaths be prevented?

Data di uscita
1999-06-05
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (23)
Durata
1 h 50 min
Generi
Horror, Thriller
Regista
落合正幸

Cast

Curiosità

Saimin , also released as The Hypnotist in the United States on DVD, is a 1999 Japanese horror film. The film is directed by Masayuki Ochiai and is based on a novel by Keisuke Matsuoka. A string of suicides prove to be linked. The death of a young athlete, a groom at his wedding and an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. All three of these males have mentioned a "green monkey" before their death. The psychologist Saga, played by Goro Inagaki investigates this case. A young psychiatrist teams up with him to formulate the theory that includes the element of hypnosis.

Production

Saimin is based on a novel by Keisuke Matsuoka. It was part of a series of novels written by Matsuoka, that were inspired by the attacks of Aum Shinrikyo in Japan. Director Masayuki Ochiai reflected on the attacks, stating that after it happened, bookstores grew with larger sections for spiritual material, noting "Today there has been a shift toward science.

The opening scene of the film featuring a woman who works so hard her bones become exposed out of her skin was difficult to shoot. Ochiai stated that the makeup crew only built one prosthetic leg, and every time they shot it, something seemed wrong about it and had to wait each time for the make-up people to repair it, which took about 20 minutes. Ochiai recalled shooting the scene about 40 times.

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