The Incite Mill
The Incite Mill (インシテミル 7日間のデス・ゲーム, Inshite Miru: 7-kakan no desu gemu, The Incite Mill: 7-Day Death Game) is a 2010 Japanese psychological thriller directed by Hideo Nakata.[1] The movie is based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel The Incite Mill.
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Directed by | Hideo Nakata |
Produced by | Taka Ichise |
Written by | Satoshi Suzuki |
Based on | The Incite Mill by Honobu Yonezawa |
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Music by | Kenji Kawai |
Cinematography | Junichiro Hayashi |
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Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Plot
Ten people are promised a dream job that pays 112,000 yen ($1,236 US dollars) per hour, no experience or qualifications necessary. They are then taken to a remote underground complex where they are locked up and forced to participate in a murderous game that will last for seven days.[2]
Cast
Movie Cast
- Tatsuya Fujiwara as Rikuhiko Yuki
- Haruka Ayase as Shoko Suwana
- Satomi Ishihara as Miya Sekimizu
- Aya Hirayama as Wakana Tachibana
- Shinji Takeda as Sousuke Iwai
- Tsuyoshi Abe as Yudai Osako
- Kin'ya Kitaōji as Yoshi Ando
- Nagisa Katahira as Sawako Fuchi
- Takurō Ōno as Yukito Maki
- Masanori Ishii as Munehiro Nishino
- Yuki Furukawa as Indian Doll (voice)
- Daisuke Kikuta
Music
- Song Title: Shinjitemiru (シンジテミル), translates to: See the Truth
- Label: Victor Entertainment (VTCL-35101)
- Release Date: October 13, 2010
- This is Nakabayashi Mei's 3rd single release under her stage name of May'n, who is singer contracted under Horipro's Music Label Victor Entertainment.
Production
On 18 January 2010 Horipro confirmed Hideo Nakata as director of the film adaptation of the 2007 mystery novel Inshite Miru (The Incite Mill) by Honobu Yonezawa.[3] Shooting began in March 2010.[4] Tatsuya Fujiwara, Haruka Ayase and Satomi Ishihara were cast in the leading roles.[5][6] Satoshi Suzuki wrote the screenplay.[7]
Release
The film was released in Japanese theaters on 16 October 2010.[8]
References
- "Full Trailer for Hideo Nakata's 'The Incite Mill'".
- "New Trailer: Spend Some Time in Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill".
- "Nakata to Direct The Incite Mill".
- "ENOUGH of These Underground Games. Hideo Nakata, It's a Little Late".
- "Trapped in a House with a Madman in 'The Incite Mill'".
- Trailer – The Incite Mill: 7-Day Death Game (Inshitemiru: 7-nichikan no Desugeemu)
- Schilling, Mark (18 January 2010). "Hideo Nakata to direct 'Incite Mill' Horipro produces Japanese psycho thriller". Variety.
- "Full Japanese Trailer: Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill".
External links
- Official website
- The Incite Mill on IMDb
- The Incite Mill at Rotten Tomatoes
- J'Lit | Publications : The Incite Mill | Books from Japan (in English)