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The Man Behind the Scissors

The Man Behind the Scissors

Original Title: ハサミ男

20052h 4m
Crime

Status

Released

Release

2005

Runtime

2h 4m

Storyline

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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 4m
Mar 19, 2005
Languages
Japanese
Director
Toshiharu Ikeda
Toshiharu Ikeda
Production
Kobi
Kobi
Production Countries
Japan

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