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The residents of a small Vermont town don't know what hit them when a beleaguered Hollywood film crew brings a chaotic shoot to their quaint village.


After the director of a film in production dissappears, his replacement has to deal with the cast and crew being mysteriously killed off one by one.

Shigeru Chiba
Rei Maruwa

Tomoko Ishimura
Tamiko

Fumihiko Tachiki
Handawara
Yoshikazu Fujiki
Itano
Keishi Hunt
Ito

Mako Hyodo
The Ghost

Shin'ichi Ishihara
Kawai
Hisayoshi Izaki
Kitakubo
Toshihiko Kameyama
Producer
Hiroko Kaneko
Secretary
Talking Head is a mystery, drama, thriller, comedy, fantasy film released in 1992 exploring themes of series of murders, filmmaking. Directed by Mamoru Oshii, it stars Shigeru Chiba, Tomoko Ishimura, Fumihiko Tachiki. After the director of a film in production dissappears, his replacement has to deal with the cast and crew being mysteriously killed off one by one.
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