Chaos (2000)
"Kaosu" (original title)

A man gets involved in a kidnapping scheme with the wife of a wealthy businessman. She lets herself be tied up and confined in his house while he sends the ransom demand. When he returns ... See full summary »

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Writer:

Hisashi Saito

Stars:

Jun Kunimura, Ken Mitsuishi, Masato Hagiwara

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Jun Kunimura	...	Inspector
Ken Mitsuishi	...	Komiyama
Masato Hagiwara	...	Kuroda
Miki Nakatani	...	Satomi / Saori Impostor

Storyline

A man gets involved in a kidnapping scheme with the wife of a wealthy businessman. She lets herself be tied up and confined in his house while he sends the ransom demand. When he returns home that night, however, he finds her laying dead on the floor. In a panic he buries her body deep in the woods and tries to return to his ordinary life. One day, he thinks he spots her walking down the street. Is his mind playing tricks on him, or has she somehow returned from the grave?

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | one word title

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

28 April 2001 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Chaos

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,428 (USA) (7 March 2003)

Gross:

$4,292 (USA) (14 March 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Euroimages Fund of the Council of Europe

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Vertigo (1958)

User Reviews

Hideo Nakata's twisted murder mystery

Chaos (1999) was an nice follow up to Ringu. This film's a nice change of pace. One day a rich man and his wife are eating lunch. She decides to step out to get some fresh air, hubby goes outside to meet her and she's gone! Befuddled, Hubby tries to call the police but is contacted by the kidnapper. During this time we're introduced to a divorced handy man. He meets a young lady who offers him some money if she does a job for him. He wants him to kidnap her. What seems like easy money gets this guy into a situation that's way over his head.

This film would have made Hitchcock pleased. It's filled with a lot of plot twists, betrayals and confusion. The direction by Nakata is excellent, he creates a sense of chaos that's extremely effective. If you like movies that spoon feed you information then this is not for you. However if you're a fan of mystery thrillers, you'll eat this one up.

Highly recommended.