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Ekusute

  • 20072007
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
49,999
4,845
Ekusute (2007)
ComedyHorror
About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.About hair extensions that attack the women that wear them.
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
3.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
49,999
4,845
  • Directors
    • Sion Sono
    • Joe DiGiorgi(english voice director)
    • Tony Salerno(english voice director)
  • Writers
    • Sion Sono(screenplay)
    • Masaki Adachi(screenplay)
    • Makoto Sanada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chiaki Kuriyama
    • Megumi Satô
    • Tsugumi
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Sion Sono
    • Joe DiGiorgi(english voice director)
    • Tony Salerno(english voice director)
  • Writers
    • Sion Sono(screenplay)
    • Masaki Adachi(screenplay)
    • Makoto Sanada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Chiaki Kuriyama
    • Megumi Satô
    • Tsugumi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 29User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Chiaki Kuriyama and Miku Satô in Ekusute (2007)
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    Tsugumi and Miku Satô in Ekusute (2007)
    Megumi Satô in Ekusute (2007)
    Ren Ôsugi in Ekusute (2007)
    Chiaki Kuriyama and Miku Satô in Ekusute (2007)
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    Chiaki Kuriyama
    Chiaki Kuriyama
    • Yûko Mizushima
    Megumi Satô
    • Yuki Morita
    Tsugumi
    • Kiyomi Mizushima
    Eri Machimoto
    • Sachi Kôda
    Miku Satô
    • Mami
    Yûna Natsuo
    • Kondô
    Ken Mitsuishi
    • Tatsuo Sugawara
    Hiroshi Yamamoto
    Hiroshi Yamamoto
    • Jirô Tamura
    Tetsushi Tanaka
    • Yaguchi
    Hikari Mitsushima
    Hikari Mitsushima
    • Yuriko Shiina
    Ayaka Onoue
    • Nana Katô
    • (as Aya Onoue)
    Ryôsuke Nagata
    • Yûta Sakurai
    Erika Mine
    • Sarina Tanaka
    Mari Hayashida
    • Yukari Suzuki
    Yôji Tanaka
    • Takashima
    • (as Yoji Tanaka)
    Yûrei Yanagi
    • Hattori
    Shunpei Ôtani
    • Mitsuya
    Arata Takase
    • Shitai Anchijo no Otoko
    • Directors
      • Sion Sono
      • Joe DiGiorgi(english voice director)
      • Tony Salerno(english voice director)
    • Writers
      • Sion Sono(screenplay) (story)
      • Masaki Adachi(screenplay)
      • Makoto Sanada(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Horror Movies that Tried to Make You Afraid of Stupid Things (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Haruka
      Music by Zentaro Watanabe

      Lyrics by Eri Machimoto

      Performed by Eri Machimoto

      Courtesy of SME Records

    User reviews29

    Review
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    Featured review
    8/10
    Wild Ride
    This horror film is about cursed hair, that anyone who wears the hair extensions has something very bad happen to them. The hair is cursed because the women who had it were victims of organ harvesting. A morgue attendant brings a corpse which still grows hair and sells/gives the extensions. This is where the other part of the film comes in. Hair stylist apprentice Yuko (the pretty Chiaki Kuriyama) lives in a small apartment with a roommate Yuki. She also takes in her niece Mami (a very young girl played effectively by Miki Sato) who is suffering from abuse at the hands of Yuko's evil half sister. I like the way the film lives in two worlds and comes together. The special effects are pretty good and while there is violence there is little gore. This is a horror film with good production values and Ms. Kuriyama plays Yuko very well, very likable and sensible. If you like horror, especially J horror, you will like this film. While horror is not my favorite genre, I enjoyed this, it moved along well, never dragged and you care about Yuko and Mami. Thats enough of a ringing endorsement, and the film succeeds on many levels.
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    • crossbow0106
    • Oct 25, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2007 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Exte: Hair Extensions
    • Filming locations
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Central Arts
      • Toei Picture Company Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $113,701
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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