Haze (???? ???) is a 2005 Japanese thriller/horror film written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto who also stars in the movie. After appearances at several international festivals in 2005, the film debuted theatrically in Japan on March 4, 2006. Two versions of the film exist: the original release, a short 25 minute version; and what Director Tsukamoto entitled the "Long Version", which runs 49 minutes.
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Directed by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Written by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Starring | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Music by | Chu Ishikawa |
Cinematography | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Edited by | Shinya Tsukamoto |
Distributed by | Gold View Company Ltd. |
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Running time | 49 min |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Screenplay
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A man wakes up in a small concrete space bleeding from the abdomen. He can barely move and has no recollection of why or how he came to be there. Crawling forward he eventually meets a woman and they try to piece together their past lives.
- Shinya Tsukamoto
- Kaori Fujii (?????)
- Takahiro Murase (????)
- Takahiro Kandaka (????)
- Masato Tsujioka
- Mao Saito (??????)
Listed chronologically:
- Jeonju International Film Festival (April 28, 2005)
- New York Film Festival (October 1, 2005)
- Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival (November 12, 2005)
- FilmAsia Festival (December 3, 2005, www.filmasia.cz)
- Cologne Cineasia Film Festival (December 10, 2005)
- Mar del Plata Film Festival (March 11, 2006)
- Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival (April 21, 2006)
- Another Hole in the Head (June 11, 2006)
Haze was released on DVD in the UK on May 22, 2006. The UK Version contained some special features:
- Making of Haze Featurette
- Image Gallery
- Filmographies
- Trailers
Haze was also released on DVD in Germany on October 2006.