by Mark Deming
synopsis
This violent and shocking tale of horror from Japan concerns Satomi (Hitomi Miwa), who is one of three children being raised by a recent widow. Satomi's brother is accused by police of being a killer who has been chopping off the heads of innocent schoolgirls. Certain her sibling must be innocent of these charges, Satomi contacts a psychic in hopes of finding evidence which could clear his name; however, the medium demands a heavy price, and the consequences take Satomi to a strange and unexpected place. Crazy Lips was written by Hiroshi Takahashi, who also penned the script for the international success Ringu.
characteristics
moods
keywords
psychic
accusation
murder-suspect
schoolgirl
martial-arts
beheading
brother

