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Chaos

Chaos

There are two sides to every woman

20006.31h 43m

Overview

A kidnapping for ransom seemingly goes off without a hitch, but as one thread left unsolved suddenly reveals many more mysteries, the whole operation threatens to descend into chaos.

Directed by Hideo Nakata
Written by Hisashi Saito
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Top Cast

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Gorō Kuroda

Miki Nakatani

Miki Nakatani

Saori Komiyama / Satomi Tsushima

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Takayuki Komiyama

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Inspector Hamaguchi

Yūna Natsuo

Yūna Natsuo

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Manabu Hamada

Manabu Hamada

Michi Yamamura

Michi Yamamura

Tetsushi Tanaka

Tetsushi Tanaka

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About Chaos

Chaos is a drama, mystery, thriller film released in 2000. Directed by Hideo Nakata, it stars Masato Hagiwara, Miki Nakatani, Ken Mitsuishi. A kidnapping for ransom seemingly goes off without a hitch, but as one thread left unsolved suddenly reveals many more mysteries, the whole operation threatens to descend into chaos.

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