Rinjin 13-gô (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Yasuo Inoue

Writers:

Santa Inoue (manga Rinjin 13-gô)
Hajime Kado (screenplay)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Jûzô Murasaki is a boy miscast in his classroom, being frequently abused, tortured, beaten and humiliated...

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Neighbor | Manga | Split Personality | Murder

Cast

Shido Nakamura	...	13-gô / No. 13 (as Shidô Nakamura)
Shun Oguri	...	Jûzô Murasaki
Hirofumi Arai	...	Tôru Akai
Yumi Yoshimura	...	Nozomi Akai
Tomoya Ishii	...	Hajime Seki
Minoru Matsumoto	...	Shinigami / God of Death
Hitori Gekidan	...	Comedian on TV
Mitsuru Murata
Takashi Miike	...	Kaneda

Also Known As:

Neighbour No. 13 (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, some sexual content and nudity.

Runtime:

Japan:115 min | Argentina:115 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:18 | South Korea:15 | Japan:R-15

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Amuse Soft Entertainment

Dark and unsettling film.

First-time director Yasuo Inoue tells the story of a troubled young psychopath named Juzo Murasaki,who was tormented through school by group of his classmates,led by Toru Akai.This leads to the young boy to create a split personality,where his other half is on the psychotic side and apparently only comes out when he feels bullied or angry."The Neighbor No.Thirteen" is slow and deliberate horror film laced with heavy psychological tones.It's obviously influenced by "All Night Long" series and Takashi Miike's works.The film offers a few moments of brutal and highly disturbing violence,so fans of Japanese transgressive cinema should be pleased.The finale is quite disappointing,though.My rating:9 out of 10.