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The Man Behind the Scissors

2005 · 124 min Crime
5.2 / 10 · TMDB

The Man Behind the Scissors centers around two serial killers: mastermind Yasunaga and helper Chinatsu. The two risk being found out when the police question them as witnesses to a gruesome murder they themselves may have committed. A quirky and perplexing police thriller centered around two murderers who thrive on slicing up schoolgirls. Calculated serial psycho Yasunaga (Tokokawa) and Chinatsu (Aso), his sweet female sidekick, find themselves being questioned as witnesses to a murder when their next potential victim turns up dead...with their M.O.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title ハサミ男
Year 2005
Country Japan
Genre Crime
Director Toshiharu Ikeda
Runtime 124 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.2/10 (8 votes)

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The film constructs its tension from the stark contrast between the killers' mundane facade and their gruesome acts, relying on dark humor to blur moral boundaries. It explores the unsettling charisma of its protagonists with a clinical, almost detached curiosity.

What lingers after the credits roll is a deep-seated unease about complicity and the seductive nature of disorder presented as a twisted game. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Toshiharu Ikeda

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Watch alone late at night with minimal distractions to appreciate the psychological nuances.

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