Fans of Kiyoshi Kurosawa will rejoice since his latest film, “Creepy” will signal his return to the thriller genre, which was the one that made him an international sensation.
The film is based on the homonymous novel by Yutaka Maekawa and the story goes like this: 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. Six years ago, a family disappeared under mysterious circumstances and to this day no body has been found. Takakura follows Saki's memory. She is the only surviving family member from the case. While Takakura immerses himself in the old files, his wife Yasuko introduces herself to their new next door neighbours with little gifts. In the process, she meets the mysterious Mr Nishino who attempts to shield himself and his family from everyone else. One day Nishino's daughter Mio appears at the door and confronts Takakura with a shocking claim. Past and present suddenly become entangled and unravelling them becomes a life-threatening task for Takakura which is full of surprising twists and turns.
“Creepy” entails an ensemble cast including Hidetoshi Nishijima as Takakura, Yuko Takeuchi as Yasuko, Haruna Kawaguchi as Saki, Masahiro Higashide as Nogami and Teruyuki Kagawa as Nishino. The film begun shooting in Tokyo in early August, 2015 and concluded in early September, 2015. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival this February, with the Japanese opening being scheduled for the 18th of June.
Source: Berlinale.de, imdb
