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

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)

Trailer

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