The Scissors Massacre
口裂け女2
“A classic horror thriller not to be missed!”
Synopsis
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...
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Top Cast
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Rin Asuka
Mayumi Sawada
Yukie Kawamura
Sachiko Sawada
Mayuko Iwasa
Yukie Sawada
Akihiro Mayama
Seiji Moriyama
Yousuke Saito
Mitsuzo Sawada
Miki Hayashi
Junko Muraoka
Erina
Kaoru Yamamoto
Haruka Nishimoto
Kimiko Yoshizawa
Sari Kurauchi
Tanaka
Kōta Kusano
Kenji Kojima
Masashi Taniguchi
Masahiko Suzuki
Hideo Nakano
Shohei Nemoto
Seiko Ando
Female Student
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kotaro Terauchi
- Screenplay & Story
- Yoshitsugu Sagami, Kotaro Terauchi
- Original Title
- 口裂け女2
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Production Studios
- KADOKAWA, Jolly Roger, Earl Grey Film
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kotaro Terauchi
Yoshitsugu Sagami, Kotaro Terauchi, Carolco
Tsuru Fukui
Takafumi Ohashi
Department Leadership Roster
Carolco
Writer
Yoshitsugu Sagami
Screenplay
Kotaro Terauchi
Screenplay
Kotaro Terauchi
Director
Tsuru Fukui
Editor
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What is The Scissors Massacre about?
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...
Who directed The Scissors Massacre?
The Scissors Massacre was directed by Kotaro Terauchi.
Who stars in The Scissors Massacre?
The principal cast of The Scissors Massacre includes Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Mayuko Iwasa, Akihiro Mayama, Yousuke Saito.
When was The Scissors Massacre released and how long is it?
The Scissors Massacre was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 1h 38m.