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The Brain Man

The Brain Man

20136.22h 3m

Overview

A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is Dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”

Directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto
Written by Urio Shudô, Izuru Narushima, Katsuhiko Manabe
Produced by Hirohisa Mukuju, Yoichi Arishige
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Top Cast

Toma Ikuta

Toma Ikuta

Ichiro Suzuki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Doctor Mariko Washiya

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Cop

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Noriko

Kensuke Owada

Kensuke Owada

Hirono

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Kuroda

Masahiro Komoto

Masahiro Komoto

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookneurosurgeonpsychologicalgirls' love (gl)dark fictionviolence

About The Brain Man

The Brain Man is a crime, science fiction, action film released in 2013 exploring themes of based on novel or book, neurosurgeon, psychological, girls' love (gl), dark fiction, violence. Directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto, it stars Toma Ikuta, Yasuko Matsuyuki, Yosuke Eguchi. A seemingly random series of bombings in a provincial city. The latest target is a public bus route. Detective Chaya chased terrorists and arrested a mysterious man with keen intelligence and physical power. The psychologist in charge of evaluating him is Dr. Mariko. After the psychiatric examination, she puts toward a hypothesis – “Is it possible he was born without emotions?”

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