Chikan densha: Iyarashii kôi
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Chikan densha: Iyarashii kôi

5.7 / 10 1993 54mNR Japanese
Drama

Storyline

A boy, abandoned by the whole family - torn apart by obsessions, perversions and problems of every kind-start looking at everything around him through the eye of the camera, so that nothing can seem flat and keep up hope. The meeting between these two lonely souls will bring unexpected consequences.

Cast & Crew

Yumika Hayashi

Yumika Hayashi

Kei

Lead
Kiyomi Itō

Kiyomi Itō

Yu's mother

Kōichi Imaizumi

Kōichi Imaizumi

Yu

YI

Yuri Ishihara

Yu's older sister

HK

Hiroyuki Kawasaki

Yu's father

SK

Shin'ichirô Kaneko

Yu's brother

Kazu Itsuki

Kazu Itsuki

Man groping Yu's sister

KK

Kô Kajino

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hisayasu Satō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Chikan densha: Iyarashii kôi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker