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The Man Behind the Scissors

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4.9/10 • 7

2005-03-19 • 2h 4m

Crime

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.

Directors
Toshiharu Ikeda

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  1. Etsushi Toyokawa

    Etsushi Toyokawa

    Yasunaga

  2. Kumiko Aso

    Kumiko Aso

    Chika

  3. Hiroshi Abe

    Hiroshi Abe

    Horinouchi

  4. Koji Higuchi

    Koji Higuchi

    Isobe

  5. Kenjirou Ishimaru

    Kenjirou Ishimaru

  6. Terumi Niki

    Terumi Niki

  7. Miyuki Ono

    Miyuki Ono

  8. Ayumu Saito

    Ayumu Saito

    Hidaka

  9. Mizuho Sakata

    Mizuho Sakata

    Yukiko

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Jesse Midnitekrawlr

Jul 23, 2023

7/10

A moody serial killer slow burn with personality issues.

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Japanese
    Budget
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    Keywords
    scissorsserial killerseries of murders