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Dopperugengâ (2003) -- Open-ended Trailer from Tartan Films

Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   529 votes
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Director:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers:
Ken Furusawa (written by) &
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 September 2003 (Japan) more
Genre:
Comedy | Thriller more
Tagline:
What if your worst nightmare...turned out to be you?
Plot:
Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and... more | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
A wickedly pleasant experience more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Kôji Yakusho ... Michio Hayasaki
Hiromi Nagasaku ... Nagai Yuka
Yusuke Santamaria ... Kimishima
Masahiro Toda ... Aoki
Hitomi Sato ... Takano
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Akira Emoto
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Doppelgänger
Doppelganger (International: English title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
Runtime:
107 min | France:100 min
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
South Korea:15 | USA:R
Company:
Sato Atsushi more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Spoofs Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) more

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12 out of 14 people found the following comment useful:-
A wickedly pleasant experience, 18 March 2006
10/10
Author: JohnMoore from Salt Lake City, UT

One of these days, I'll see one of these so-called "horror" films that Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs. This and "Bright Future" are the only two I've seen thus far and both were completely unexpected. Don't let the American box art deceive you: it's not a "frightening" film.

However, it's fantastic. And truly bizarre. Assigning this film a genre is a ridiculous exercise. It shifts seamlessly between moments of high emotional drama, absurdist comedy, and violence.

And underneath it all is an interesting exploration of the concept of self: The reconciliation of who one wants to be, who one is trying to avoid becoming, and who one is. As the credits rolled, I laughed, impressed.

Don't go into the film with expectations. Just try it.

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