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SUICIDE CLUB a.k.a. "Suicide Circle"

3 Ratings: 3.0

Japanese Horror Movie by Sion Sono

Tags: Movies, Horror, Thriller, Asian Cinema, Japanese Cinema

Director: Sion Sono

MPAA Rating: Unrated

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review by woopak_the_thrill. September 01, 2009

posted in ASIANatomy

Sion Sono's Gory, Bizarre, Scathing Indictment of Japanese Pop Culture

SUICIDE CLUB (aka. Suicide Circle, Jijatsu Saakuru, 2001) is a bleak and dark satire that effectively masquerades as a horror film. Directed by Sion Sono (Strange Circus), this film is a shocking commentary on the effect of pop culture on a country's young population (and in general). Sion Sono is at his top form here, it has been said that the director decided to make this film after the true-to-life suicide of a close friend. With its shocking and disturbing imagery, … more

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review by MzJen_2_review. April 18, 2007

posted in Movie Hype

It was good but had so much potential

Well, only in Japan it seems can a director comfortably make star-studded features such as this. This rather remarkable career trajectory belongs to Sion Sono, whose Suicide Club stars high-profile actors Masatoshi Nagase (Stereo Future, Electric Dragon 80,000 V) and Ryo Ishibashi (Audition, Brother). Knowing this, it is no surprise that watching Suicide Club is a special experience indeed. What to think of an opening sequence in which 54 uniformed schoolgirls commit simultaneous suicide by jumping … more

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