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The Man Behind the Scissors

The Man Behind the Scissors

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Crime

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The Man Behind the Scissors centers around two serial killers: mastermind Yasunaga and helper Chinatsu. The two risk being found out when the police question them as witnesses to a gruesome murder they themselves may have committed. A quirky and perplexing police thriller centered around two murderers who thrive on slicing up schoolgirls. Calculated serial psycho Yasunaga (Tokokawa) and Chinatsu (Aso), his sweet female sidekick, find themselves being questioned as witnesses to a murder when their next potential victim turns up dead...with their M.O.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

124 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

19 March 2005

Country

Japan

Cast

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Yasunaga

Kumiko Aso

Kumiko Aso

Chika

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Horinouchi

Koji Higuchi

Koji Higuchi

Isobe

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Kenjirou Ishimaru

Terumi Niki

Terumi Niki

Miyuki Ono

Miyuki Ono

Ayumu Saito

Ayumu Saito

Hidaka

Mizuho Sakata

Mizuho Sakata

Yukiko

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Asumi Miwa

Asumi Miwa

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