The Japanese Horror Movies of 2019 Strange murder cases that only targets people whose last name is Sato are happening in Japan. Meanwhile, high school student Sato Tsubasa winds up in a parallel world during a fight with gangsters. Everything seems the same, but his family, friends, and classmates are somehow different from who they used to be. Tsubasa cannot comprehend what is happening around him, but when he sees a girl getting killed in front of him by a persuer, he finds out that he is now in a world where the Emperor plays the fatal game of "Tag"; a chasing game (Onigokko) that only targets people named Sato. If you get clear away for few hours a day when the game is on going, and succeeds in running away for a week in total, any wish you have comes true. Tsubasa eventually notices that the parallel world is linked to the real world, killing same person who has already been killed in the parallel world. And when the siren sounds to signify that Onigokko has begun, Tsubasa races to protect his sister who of course has the same last name. (Source: Asianwiki) Edit Translation
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- Native Title: リアル鬼ごっこ
- Also Known As: Real Onigokko
- Screenwriter & Director: Shibata Issei
- Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Cast & Credits
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![Ishida Takuya in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)]( "Ishida Takuya in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)")
Ishida TakuyaSato TsubasaMain Role -
![Tanimura Mitsuki in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)]( "Tanimura Mitsuki in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)")
Tanimura MitsukiSato AiMain Role -
![Daito Shunsuke in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)]( "Daito Shunsuke in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)")
Daito ShunsukeSato HiroshiMain Role -
![Matsumoto Rio in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)]( "Matsumoto Rio in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)")
Matsumoto RioWatanabe KaoriSupport Role -
![Fukikoshi Mitsuru in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)]( "Fukikoshi Mitsuru in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)")
Fukikoshi MitsuruSato TeruhikoSupport Role -
![Emoto Akira in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)]( "Emoto Akira in The Chasing World Japanese Movie (2008)")
Emoto Akira[Doctor] / [Emperor]Support Role
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Reviews
This was a film that I originally wasn't sure how I felt about it. Originally, I only wanted to watch this for the films really cool poster. I'm easily pleased that way. All I really knew about this what that it is considered one of the iconic Japanese horror series that have shaped the genre - and I'm all for movies and series like that.
I felt pretty excited for this and ended up... really bored. I was let down by a Shibata Issei film already today, and this one makes the second in a row. This isn't necessarily bad, however. Whilst I didn't enjoy this as much as I wanted to, it's still getting a pretty solid 6/10 from me.
Whilst this is pretty fun, has a good sountrack and is a solid movie - it's a lot like any other parallel universe films out there. I watch this and I think of other parallel universe films I haven't even seen and ones I have. I'm also reminded of Battle Royale come the ending, and I feel like there isn't enough uniqueness in this film to fully hold on its own - how this film has a 7 part series, honestly I'm not sure - but it doesn't make me excited to watch the whole series.
A pretty average film that took me by surprise how average it was.. that's all I really have to say about The Chasing World. There's nothing particularly special to take into account, nothing that really shocked me, etc. It's a good film, but I feel the Sion Sono make of this film is probably going to be a much better take.
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