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Eyes of the Spider

Original title: Kumo no hitomi
  • 19981998
  • 1h 23m
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6.6/10
540
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Eyes of the Spider (1998)
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A man discovers a darker side of himself after exacting revenge on his daughter's killer.A man discovers a darker side of himself after exacting revenge on his daughter's killer.A man discovers a darker side of himself after exacting revenge on his daughter's killer.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
540
YOUR RATING
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Yôichi Nishiyama
  • Stars
    • Shô Aikawa
    • Duncan
    • Ren Ôsugi
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Yôichi Nishiyama
  • Stars
    • Shô Aikawa
    • Duncan
    • Ren Ôsugi
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    • 6User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Shô Aikawa
    Shô Aikawa
    • Naomi Niijima
    Duncan
    • Iwamatsu
    • (as Dankan)
    Ren Ôsugi
    Ren Ôsugi
    • Yoda
    Sadao Abe
    • Hoshi
    Satoshi Kajiwara
    • Maeda
    Kumi Nakamura
    • Noriko Niijima
    Moe Sakura
    • Miki
    Shun Sugata
    Shun Sugata
    • Hinuma
    Tarô Suwa
    Tarô Suwa
    • Yakuza Boss being chased on country road
    Susumu Terajima
    Susumu Terajima
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      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
      • Yôichi Nishiyama
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    • Trivia
      This is the second half o a two-part project. The first half being Serpent's Path (1998)
    • Goofs
      Microphone boom is visible on the top side of the screen while the protagonist and his wife are eating close to the end of the film.
    • Connections
      Remake of Serpent's Path (1998)

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    7/10
    Can you be free?
    Niijima is a man without a life. His daughter was killed six years ago, and he just got his revenge against the man that killed her. But then an old acquaintance offers him the chance to join his business, and even though it is pretty obvious it is a shady one, Niijima agrees.

    "Eyes of the Spider" is a very interesting movie, full of moody moments and long shots, that depicts the life a man that takes the path of violence and destruction. Niijima just doesn't seem to have a clear focus in life, and so, it is not much a problem for him to descend into death and darkness. Kiyoshi Kurosawa does it in a very interesting manner, with short moments full of contained violence, silence and surrealism, the camera fixed on the characters. It is a very solid direction with a very clear and personal style. The acting is quite good too, Shô Aikawa doing a good job, and all those other famous Japanese actors keeping the level.

    It is not especially original, as in the plot department it's just a typical yakuza movie, but that doesn't take from a very interesting depiction of a sick world. And it has some quite funny surreal moments, as Ren Ôsugi's Yoda conversation with Aikawa's Niijima in the middle of the street.
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      • April 11, 1998 (Japan)
      • Japan
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      • Daiei Studios
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    • 1 hour 23 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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