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Puzzle

Puzzle

20146.81h 25m

Overview

High school student Azusa jumps off from the rooftop of a school building, but she survives. One month later, the school is taken over by group of people wearing bizarre masks. A pregnant teacher is imprisoned, while the head director of the school and male students disappear. Azusa then finds pieces of a puzzle in an envelope given to her by classmate Shigeo. The puzzle pieces holds the key to solve the case. Azusa chases after Shigeo and she sees something which is unimaginable.

Directed by Eisuke Naito
Written by Eisuke Naito, Makoto Sasaki, Yusuke Yamada
Produced by Naohiko Ninomiya
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Top Cast

Kaho

Kaho

Azusa Nakamura

Shuhei Nomura

Shuhei Nomura

Shigeo Yuasa

Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi

Mitome

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Saori Yagi

Yuasa's Mother

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Kokone Sasaki

Yasuda

Ryuzo Tanaka

Ryuzo Tanaka

Takai

Baku Ohwada

Baku Ohwada

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Keisuke Tomita

Ryo Saeki

Ryo Saeki

Fumika Baba

Fumika Baba

Themes & Keywords

psycho killermind games

About Puzzle

Puzzle is a horror, thriller film released in 2014 exploring themes of psycho killer, mind games. Directed by Eisuke Naito, it stars Kaho, Shuhei Nomura, Kazuya Takahashi. High school student Azusa jumps off from the rooftop of a school building, but she survives. One month later, the school is taken over by group of people wearing bizarre masks. A pregnant teacher is imprisoned, while the head director of the school and male students disappear. Azusa then finds pieces of a puzzle in an envelope given to her by classmate Shigeo. The puzzle pieces holds the key to solve the case. Azusa chases after Shigeo and she sees something which is unimaginable.

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