Gemini (1999 film)

Gemini (also known as Sōseiji; 双生児, lit. "Twins") is a 1999 horror film by Shinya Tsukamoto, loosely based on an Edogawa Ranpo story, which pursues his theme of the brutally physical and animalistic side of human beings rearing its ugly head underneath a civilized veneer, present in previous films like Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) and Tokyo Fist (1995), in what is a new territory for Tsukamoto—a story set in the late Meiji era (1868–1912) with no stop-motion photography and no industrial setting.

Gemini
Japanese film poster
Directed byShinya Tsukamoto
Screenplay byShinya Tsukamoto
Based onSōseiji: Aru Shikeiin ga Kyōkaishi ni Uchiaketa Hanashi
by Edogawa Ranpo
Produced by
  • Toshiaki Nakazawa
  • Taishi Nishimura
Starring
  • Masahiro Motoki
  • Ryo
  • Yasutaka Tsutsui
  • Shiho Fujimura
  • Akaji Maro
CinematographyShinya Tsukamoto
Edited byShinya Tsukamoto
Music byChu Ishikawa
Production
company
Sedic International / Marubeni
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • September 15, 1999 (1999-09-15) (Japan)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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