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Synesthesia

Thriller

"When wires cross, murder takes shape."

Duration

2h 02m

Release

1 Mar 2005

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Overview

Shin is a professional voyeur who provides live camera feeds of everything from the street corner to the public toilet. He is also afflicted freakish phenomenon known as synesthesia - a glitch in his wiring puts his five senses in a blender and spits out something close to insanity. A high-profile murder propels him into a psychological odyssey in pursuit of Picasso - a serial killer, snuff peddler and fellow synesthete - who leaves deadly hidden messages in his victims' blood that only Shin can decipher. Lulling his victims into a trance with a spellbinding video game, Picasso leads Shin down a mysterious, hypnotic trail of death.

Plot

Shinsuke and Mari both share an unusual condition called synesthesia. Mysterious incidents and murders start to occur and Shinsuke suspects that Mari can be the next victim.

Cast

Yôsuke EguchiMasanobu AndôAoi Miyazaki

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 5.7/10

Details

Director

Toru Matsuura

Writers

Scott GenschYûji Sakamoto
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