Crazy Lips (2000)
Directed by Hirohisa Sasaki
Genres - Horror |
Sub-Genres - Horror Comedy, Supernatural Horror, Trash Film |
Run Time - 85 min. |
Countries - Japan, United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
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.
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accusation, psychic, beheading, brother, martial-arts, murder-suspect, schoolgirl, widow/widower