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61% Critic Match

Stare

6.1 / 10 2020 1h 38mNR Japanese
HorrorDramaThrillerMystery

Storyline

Dead bodies with eyeballs ruptured are continuously found. Their direct causes of death are heart attacks and they acted like they were possessed right before their deaths. Mizuki is a university student. Her friend dies in front of her. Meanwhile, Haruo’s younger brother dies. Mizuki and Haruo begin to investigate together. They learn that Eiko holds a key to the mystery. Soon, Eiko's eyeballs rupture and she dies by a heart attack. Before she dies, she mentions the word "Shirai-san.”

Cast & Crew

Marie Iitoyo

Marie Iitoyo

Mizuki

Lead
Yu Inaba

Yu Inaba

Haruo

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Watanabe Hideaki

Shugo Oshinari

Shugo Oshinari

Mamiya Kota

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mamiya Fuyumi

Manami Enosawa

Manami Enosawa

Kata Kana

Yutaro Watanabe

Yutaro Watanabe

Nimura Sawa

Nimura Sawa

Tomita Reiko

What People Are Saying

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