The Suicide Song
伝染歌
Synopsis
Original story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari) series. As the project was in development with an idea of an "infectious song (Densen-Uta)", one of the staff called out..."There was a real Densen-Uta!" He discovers on the internet of a song back in 1933, Hungary, which caused mysterious deaths of many people. In "Densen-Uta", high school girls get mixed up in the Japanese version of this infectious song, and with the help of third rate gossip magazine reporter, tries to solve the mystery and horror behind the song. They come to know just how real, an urban legend can become.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Masato Harada
- Screenplay & Story
- Yasushi Akimoto, Masato Harada, Daisuke Habara
- Original Title
- 伝染歌
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Production Studios
- Shochiku, TV Asahi, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Geneon Entertainment, dentsu, Kodansha, Eisei Gekijo, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Omnibus Japan
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Masato Harada
Yasushi Akimoto, Masato Harada, Daisuke Habara
Teruki Matsumoto
Department Leadership Roster
Yasushi Akimoto
Writer
Masato Harada
Director
Masato Harada
Writer
Daisuke Habara
Writer
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What is The Suicide Song about?
Original story by Yasushi AKIMOTO, writer of the mega hit movie One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari) series. As the project was in development with an idea of an "infectious song (Densen-Uta)", one of the staff called out..."There was a real Densen-Uta!" He discovers on the internet of a song back in 1933, Hungary, which caused mysterious deaths of many people. In "Densen-Uta", high school girls get mixed up in the Japanese version of this infectious song, and with the help of third rate gossip magazine reporter, tries to solve the mystery and horror behind the song. They come to know just how real, an urban legend can become.
Who directed The Suicide Song?
The Suicide Song was directed by Masato Harada.
Who stars in The Suicide Song?
The principal cast of The Suicide Song includes Hiroshi Abe, Yoshino Kimura, Sayaka Akimoto, Yuko Oshima, Haruna Kojima.
When was The Suicide Song released and how long is it?
The Suicide Song was released in 2007 with a total runtime of 2h 8m.