A detective hunts a killer who is removing girls hearts. When his own fiancée falls victim to the killer, the detective discovers the otherworldly intentions of the killer and is helped from beyond the grave by his fiancée.

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Credited cast:
Yumiko Shaku ...
Mina Saeki / Izuko (new Izuko)
Takao Ohsawa ...
Tatsuya Kudo
Shôsuke Tanihara ...
Kohei Kanzaki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yuka Itaya
Takehiro Katayama ...
Shrine Guard 1
Yumi Kikuchi ...
Shuho Kamiina
Kazuhito Ohba ...
Shrine Guard 2
Aya Okamoto
Masato Sakai
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Izuko
Hiromasa Taguchi ...
Kazuo Kishi
Naho Toda ...
Kyoko Aoyama
Maiko Yamada ...
Maya Ito
Terumi Yoshida
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A homicide detective hunts a killer who is literally taking girls hearts. When his own fiancée falls victim to the killer, the detective discovers the otherworldly intentions of the killer and is helped from beyond the grave by his fiancée. Written by Daniel Jos. Leary

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Rei: [Rei and Kamiina are sword fighting] Kill me and you go to Hell, too.
Kamiina: Shall we continue there, then?
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Follows Sky High (2003) See more »

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Death and the Maiden
16 February 2009 | by (Konstanz, Germany) – See all my reviews

What a fantastic romance fantasy horror thriller! At my age of 52, I actually like it when a film proceeds not always at full speed, but lingers on one detail or another.

My biggest enjoyment was to see Franz Schubert's String Quartet in D minor (D.810), with variations on Death and the Maiden, being played at the concert hall - until dripping blood interrupted it... ("Orpheus and Eurydice" could also have been a well-fitting soundtrack).

Anatomically, a hole in the middle of the breast did not make sense to me - when you reach in there, spine and ribcage will block your way. But it's just a fantasy story, and quite enjoyable as such - and a big box of eye candy (take the curved corridor with reflecting walls as just one example).

I find it a good, strong movie which I can well recommend. If you love Stargate, you also find a touch of that in Sky High :^) Also, the last split-second (Mina points her sword at you and says "Go!") raises memories of the famous shoot-at-audience scene from Great Train Robbery (1903).


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