Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (2008)
- Original title
- Inju : La Bête dans l'ombre
- Directed by
- Barbet Schroeder
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country
- France, Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- 15+
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 31 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A French writer travels to Tokyo for research on a serial killer. He becomes entangled with a mysterious woman and a dangerous admirer.
mysterioustenseatmosphericdarkslow-burnunsettlingnoirishpsychological
What happens
Inju: The Beast in the Shadow (French: Inju, la bête dans l'ombre) is a 2008 film directed by Barbet Schroeder. It stars Benoît Magimel and Lika Minamoto and was filmed on location in Tokyo. The film is based on a 1928 novel by Japanese writer Edogawa Rampo. The novel has been published in English by Kurodahan Press under the title Beast in the Shadows in a dual edition with The Black Lizard. Inju: The Beast in the Shadow premiered at the Venice Film Festival in August 2008, followed by the Toronto International Film Festival in September, 2008. The film was released in France on September 3, 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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