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The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

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The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

2019

1h 22m

5.6(21 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

Sexually abused as a child by her step-father, Kyoko is now an adult who lives with three other roommates, one of them a lesbian who's attracted to her. Amidst misunderstandings and more abuse at the hands of her mother, Kyoko is faced with a wave of murders, her mental state worsening.

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Production Companies

KADOKAWA

Happinet Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

8 featured cast members

Starring

Rin Asuka

Rin Asuka

Kyoko

Shoka Oshima

Shoka Oshima

Naomi

Airi Matsuyama

Airi Matsuyama

Yukari

Nakatani Hitomi

Nakatani Hitomi

Haru

Kenji Mizuhashi

Kenji Mizuhashi

Fuyuki Tajima

Toshie Negishi

Toshie Negishi

Yukari Sakuragi

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Ryota Minagishi

Shinya Hamada

Shinya Hamada

Tanigaki

Creative team

Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Written by: Kaori Yoshida
Produced by: Tsuyoshi Kobayashi
Kimio Hara

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