102 mins |
Rated
TBC
Playing as part of the 2023 Japanese Film Festival November 23rd - 26th.
Tickets to the festival are free. Tickets can be booked either through the Academy Cinemas website ($1.50 booking fee applies) or at the Academy Cinemas counter (no booking fee). Please note phone bookings are not available for the festival.
Tickets available from October 26th.
'Thrillingly bizarre and innovative mystery entertainment!
At first glance, bookstore employee Kosuke Mikado (Jun SHISON) appears to be an ordinary young man, but he has in fact been plagued from an early age with the unique ability to see the spirits of the dead. One day, he is visited at work by exorcist Rihito Hiyakawa (Masaki OKADA), who tells him: “When you’re with me, there’s nothing to fear.”
Mikado and Hiyakawa begin working together as exorcists for hire. They are soon contacted by police detective Hanzawa, who enlists their help in investigating a spate of serial murders from the year before. As they delve further into the mystery, they hear the voice of the dead murderer time and time again, who reveals a vital clue: “I was tricked...by Erika Hiura...” Who on earth is this woman? What is she trying to achieve? Can Mikado and Hiyakawa solve this case...?When the occult detective duo eventually cross paths with Erika, their three destinies are set in motion...'
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Playing as part of the 2023 Japanese Film Festival November 23rd - 26th.
Tickets to the festival are free. Tickets can be booked either through the Academy Cinemas website ($1.50 booking fee applies) or at the Academy Cinemas counter (no booking fee). Please note phone bookings are not available for the festival.
Tickets available from October 26th.
'Thrillingly bizarre and innovative mystery entertainment!
At first glance, bookstore employee Kosuke Mikado (Jun SHISON) appears to be an ordinary young man, but he has in fact been plagued from an early age with the unique ability to see the spirits of the dead. One day, he is visited at work by exorcist Rihito Hiyakawa (Masaki OKADA), who tells him: “When you’re with me, there’s nothing to fear.”
Mikado and Hiyakawa begin working together as exorcists for hire. They are soon contacted by police detective Hanzawa, who enlists their help in investigating a spate of serial murders from the year before. As they delve further into the mystery, they hear the voice of the dead murderer time and time again, who reveals a vital clue: “I was tricked...by Erika Hiura...” Who on earth is this woman? What is she trying to achieve? Can Mikado and Hiyakawa solve this case...?When the occult detective duo eventually cross paths with Erika, their three destinies are set in motion...'