Release CalendarDVD & Blu-ray ReleasesTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsIn TheatersComing SoonMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysLGBTQ+ Pride MonthSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Freeze Me

Original title: Furîzu mî
  • 20002000
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)
  • Drama
  • Thriller
A woman is raped by 3 men. She moves south to Tokyo and 5 years later is about to marry a colleague, when one of the rapists enters her apartment. The other 2 come later.A woman is raped by 3 men. She moves south to Tokyo and 5 years later is about to marry a colleague, when one of the rapists enters her apartment. The other 2 come later.A woman is raped by 3 men. She moves south to Tokyo and 5 years later is about to marry a colleague, when one of the rapists enters her apartment. The other 2 come later.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Takashi Ishii
  • Writer
    • Takashi Ishii
  • Stars
    • Harumi Inoue
    • Shingo Tsurumi
    • Kazuki Kitamura
Top credits
  • Director
    • Takashi Ishii
  • Writer
    • Takashi Ishii
  • Stars
    • Harumi Inoue
    • Shingo Tsurumi
    • Kazuki Kitamura
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 27User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Photos8

    Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)
    Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)
    Harumi Inoue, Kazuki Kitamura, Naoto Takenaka, and Shingo Tsurumi in Freeze Me (2000)
    Harumi Inoue and Naoto Takenaka in Freeze Me (2000)
    Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)
    Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)
    Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Harumi Inoue
    • Chihiro Yamazakias Chihiro Yamazaki
    Shingo Tsurumi
    • Atsushi Kojimaas Atsushi Kojima
    Kazuki Kitamura
    Kazuki Kitamura
    • Noboru Hirokawaas Noboru Hirokawa
    Shunsuke Matsuoka
    • Yûsuke Nogamias Yûsuke Nogami
    Daisuke Iijima
    • Deliverymanas Deliveryman
    Yôzaburô Itô
    • Bossas Boss
    Ken Nakayama
    Kyoko Muramatsu
    Satsuki Natsukawa
    Takeko Kubota
    Kyôko Hayami
    Naoto Takenaka
    Naoto Takenaka
    • Minoru Babaas Minoru Baba
    Ruben Arvizu
    • Wallaas Walla
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Bob Buchholz
    Bob Buchholz
    • Minoru Babaas Minoru Baba
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Robert Buchholz)
    Elvia Gaitan
    • Answering Machine Voiceas Answering Machine Voice
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Dave Mallow
    Dave Mallow
    • Noboru Hirokawaas Noboru Hirokawa
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Bob Papenbrook
    Bob Papenbrook
    • Atsushi Kojimaas Atsushi Kojima
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Robert Papenbrook)
    Debbie Rothstein
    • Chihiro Yamazakias Chihiro Yamazaki
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Takashi Ishii
    • Writer
      • Takashi Ishii
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Sweet Whip
    5.8
    Sweet Whip
    Alone in the Night
    6.3
    Alone in the Night
    Nûdo no yoru
    6.4
    Nûdo no yoru
    Import Export
    7.0
    Import Export
    Blind Beast
    7.1
    Blind Beast
    Black Angel Vol. 1
    5.9
    Black Angel Vol. 1
    Dumplings
    6.7
    Dumplings
    Guilty of Romance
    6.8
    Guilty of Romance
    Man on the Train
    7.1
    Man on the Train
    Amuck
    6.2
    Amuck
    The Red Angel
    7.8
    The Red Angel
    Tokyo Gore Police
    5.9
    Tokyo Gore Police

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Quotes

      Chihiro: I'll be forgiven for all of this... Isn't that right, God?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004)

    User reviews27

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Intense Survival Film
    While similar in plot to a revenge movie, this is actually a survival movie. I liked it for its intensity: it doesn't take long to get going, and keeps nonstop tension for the next hour or so. Although it reaches its emotional climax a full half-hour before the end, there's enough tension built up by then to carry it through. It concerns a young lady who's confronted by a gang of men who had raped her five years before. The second meeting is no accident, they've sought after her to victimize her some more. Rape is not a crime of sexual gratification, it's a crime of humiliating domination over another person. That said, Chihiro is just the kind of timid soul who can easily be dominated: she doesn't have the courage to do the sensible thing, instead simply hoping the whole thing will go away. It doesn't, of course, and she's forced into action out of self-preservation. It often reminds me of Miike's earlier film, "Audition". That is said to have a strong message about the treatment of women in Japanese society, and I see this as another side of the same coin: a woman who has had a disabling stigma of shame placed on her, and has to struggle to overcome it. While the ensuing violence is certainly justified, it is not glorified. There is no real victory in this movie. While the things she is subjected to are revolting, the camera is thankfully restrained. Most of the violence against her is offscreen, and even the original attack is shown only in fragments, as a series of flashbacks. There is a lot of nudity here, but I don't see it as exploitational. First of all, it's very much a sex-themed movie, so nudity is pretty much a given. Most of it occurs in the shower: she spends an awful lot of time trying to wash herself clean. The movie does offer plenty of messages, but they're not uplifting or inspiring ones at all: more indictments of double standards in the treatment of women. I thought this was a terrific movie, and one that sticks with you, marred only by some truly awful English-language dubbing (at least, in the version I saw). A movie like this depends on a strong lead actress to carry it, and the voice actress in the U.S. version is just really not any good at all.
    helpful•5
    4
    • dementia13
    • Sep 18, 2005

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • May 27, 2000 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Freezer
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • KSS
      • Nikkatsu
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Harumi Inoue in Freeze Me (2000)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Freeze Me (2000) officially released in India in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    2022 TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    Image caption not available
    2:02
    LGBTQIA+ Movies and Shows to Watch This Summer
    Watch the video

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.