Suicide Club (2001)

Original title

自殺サークル

Directed by

Sion Sono

Genre

horror film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 39m

Rated

18

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 574 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Police investigate a series of mass suicides that suddenly sweep Japan. They struggle to find a cause or a pattern behind the deaths.

disturbingbleakunsettlingdisorientingprovocativegrislyabstractslow-burn

What happens

Suicide Club is a 2001 Japanese independent horror film written and directed by Sion Sono. It stars Ryō Ishibashi, Masatoshi Nagase, Akaji Maro, Saya Hagiwara, Yoko Kamon, Rolly, Hideo Sako, Kimiko Yo, Mika Kikuchi, So Matsumoto, and Takashi Nomura. The film explores a wave of seemingly unconnected suicides across Japan and the efforts of the police to determine the reasons behind them. Suicide Club premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 29, 2001, and was released in Japan on March 9, 2002. It was shown at numerous global film festivals and won the Jury Prize for Most Ground-Breaking Film at the 2003 Fantasia Festival. It has since developed a significant cult following. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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