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Creepy

Creepy

That man isn't my father… he's a total stranger.

20166.72h 10m

Overview

After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Written by Chihiro Ikeda, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Yutaka Maekawa
Produced by SUMIDA Setsuko, Hiroshi Fukazawa, Satoshi Akagi
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Top Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Takakura Koichi

Yuko Takeuchi

Yuko Takeuchi

Takakura Yasuko

Teruyuki Kagawa

Teruyuki Kagawa

Masayuki

Haruna Kawaguchi

Haruna Kawaguchi

Honda Saki

Masahiro Higashide

Masahiro Higashide

Nogami

Ryoko Fujino

Ryoko Fujino

Mio

Takashi Sasano

Takashi Sasano

Tanimoto

Masahiro Toda

Masahiro Toda

Okawa

M

Michie Ikeda

Saki's Grandmother

N

Naoko Satô

Tanaka

Themes & Keywords

mind controljapanfirebased on novel or bookprofessorinvestigationbasementmurderneighbordinnerexplosiondogunsolved crimesecret chambersuspensesuspense thriller

About Creepy

Creepy is a crime, drama, horror film released in 2016 exploring themes of mind control, japan, fire, based on novel or book, professor, investigation. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, it stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yuko Takeuchi, Teruyuki Kagawa. After having narrowly escaped an attempt on his life at the hands of a psychopath, detective inspector Takakura quits active service in the police force and takes up a position as a university lecturer in criminal psychology. But his desire to get to the bottom of criminals’ motives remains, and he does not hesitate long when former colleague Nogami asks him to reopen an old case.

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