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A short, direct and to-the-point media-commentary thriller. A sleazy TV producer trying to exploit a quiet otaku (an obsessive hobbyist) whose hobby is electronic eavesdropping ends up getting a lot more than he bargained for when they eavesdrop on the wrong conversation and he prods said otaku into helping him "investigate" the lead, only to find out that some things (and people) are not always as they seem, when a minor altercation causes things to take a rather nasty turn....

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

72 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

12 October 1996

Country

Japan

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Kanemura

Akira Shirai

Akira Shirai

Iwai

Keiko Unno

Keiko Unno

Yoko

Tetsuro Sano

Tetsuro Sano

Cameraman

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