Creepy (film)

Creepy

Poster
Japanese クリーピー　偽りの隣人
Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Screenplay by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Chihiro Ikeda[1]
Based on Kurīpī
by Yutaka Maekawa
Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima
Music by Yuri Habuka[1]
Cinematography Akiko Ashizawa[1]
Edited by Koichi Takahashi[1]
Production
company
Distributed by Shochiku
Release dates
  • February 13, 2016 (2016-02-13) (Berlinale)
  • June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18) (Japan)
Running time
 130 minutes[2]
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Box office $4,721,487 [3]

Creepy (クリーピー　偽りの隣人) is a 2016 Japanese thriller film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima[4] and based on a mystery novel by Yutaka Maekawa. It had its premiere on February 13, 2016 at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival and was released in Japan by Shochiku on June 18, 2016.

Plot

Having resigned as a profiler following injury, Koichi Takakura and his wife Yasuko have moved to be closer to his new job as a university lecturer in criminal psychology, but approached by a former colleague to consult on a cold case, the vanishing of three members of a family leaving only unreliable witness Saki Honda, Koichi begins to see parallels with their new neighbour, the unpredictable and secretive Masayuki Nishino.

Cast

Production

The film is based on a mystery novel by Yutaka Maekawa.[2]

Release

The film had its premiere on February 13, 2016 at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[2][4] It was released in Japan by Shochiku on June 18, 2016.[1][5]

Reception

The film received positive reviews upon its American premier, earning a 94% on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes from 17 reviews. [6] On Metacritic, the film has received a weighted average score of 79 out of 100 based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that with Creepy, "Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns from auteurist chores to the classic horror that made him a cult name."[1]

New York Times' critic Manohla Dargis praised the movie, writing, "True to its English-language title, the movie is thoroughly and utterly creepy, partly because Mr. Kurosawa knows how to slither under your skin, but also because his movies transcend the classifications (and limits) valued by critics and content providers. “Creepy” certainly works — looks and feels — like a horror movie, but it also has the conundrums of a detective story, the emotional currents of a domestic drama and the quickening pulse of a psychological thriller, a combination that creates a kind of destabilization." [8]

Rob Staeger of the Village Voice also praised the film and singled out Kagawa's performance, writing: "The performances are compelling all around, but Kagawa stands out: His Nishino, somehow as cowardly as he is sinister, recalls the oily nervousness of Peter Lorre." [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Young, Deborah (February 13, 2016). "'Creepy': Berlin Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Creepy". berlinale.de. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Creepy's Box Office Mojo listing". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 Shackleton, Liz (February 24, 2016). "HKIFF to open with Trivisa, Chongqing Hotpot". Screen Daily. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ "クリーピー　偽りの隣人". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ "CREEPY (KURIPI: ITSUWARI NO RINJIN) Reviews". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Creepy Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  8. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (October 20, 2016). "Review: In 'Creepy,' a Cold Case Turns Red Hot, but Don't Tell the Neighbors". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  9. ↑ Staeger, Rob (October 18, 2016). "Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 'Creepy' Proves Slow-Burn Horror Beats Jump Scares". The Village Voice. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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