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Release Date:
January 1, 1993
Original Title:
ストレンジ・ハイ
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 60
Even in death, he stalks me Ando is a timid boy who suddenly finds himself accused by his gloomy classmate Arai of breaking a promise he didn't make. The next day, Ando goes to visit him. The next day, he is told by a visiting detective that Arai has committed suicide. From that day on, the supposedly dead Arai begins to disrupt Ando's life. In a series of well-crafted episodes, Ando shows us the two things that ordinary people fear the most: "being a bit strange" and "being rumoured to be a bit strange". However, the film's humour, which is on the edge of psycho, such as Arai's vivacity after his death, leaves a strange taste that straddles the line between funny and scary.
Art Direction:
Yamada Megumu
Director:
Hideki Mito
Editor:
Hideki Mito
Music:
Joe Down
Production Manager:
Kunimatsu Masayoshi
Script:
Hideki Mito
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