The Scissors Massacre
A classic horror thriller not to be missed!
Genres
Overview
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu. The oldest sister, Yukie Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Sachiko works at a beauty salon and the youngest, Mayu, is on the track team in high school. Their happy, carefree lives are changed forever when Yukie's ex-boyfriend Suzuki commits an atrocious crime. Half-crazed and bent on revenge against the Sawada family, Suzuki mistakes Mayu for Yukie and pours acid all over her face. Overwhelmed by physical and psychological trauma, Mayu sinks deeper into depression and isolation, unresponsive to her sisters encouragement. Meanwhile, chilling news of a serial murderer, who preys on the alumni of Mayu's high school, sends shockwaves through their small town...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
2008-03-22
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
20
Vote Average
5.7
Rin Asuka
Mayumi Sawada
Yukie Kawamura
Sachiko Sawada
Mayuko Iwasa
Yukie Sawada
Akihiro Mayama
Seiji Moriyama
Yousuke Saito
Mitsuzo Sawada
Miki Hayashi
Junko Muraoka
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Kaoru Yamamoto
Haruka Nishimoto
Kimiko Yoshizawa
Sari Kurauchi
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Kōta Kusano
Kenji Kojima
Masashi Taniguchi
Masahiko Suzuki
Hideo Nakano
Shohei Nemoto
Seiko Ando
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