In a Thicket (1996)
Original title: 藪の中
In a Thicket is a 1996 Japanese-language mystery movie directed by Hisayasu Satō, with a running time of 1h 28m. It stars Shunsuke Matsuoka, Kaori Sakagami and Shigeki Hosokawa.
Sato's re-imagining of In a Grove, on which Rashomon was based. In this version, instead of a web of lies and agendas, we get a web of desires, perversions like incest, and occult phenomenon like an oracle-demon, hallucinations, and human sacrifice. Once again, the story starts with a detective trying to unravel the story of a man and a woman encountering a bandit-rapist in the woods, but the real story keeps turning out to be unfathomable as layer upon layer of strange motives and events keep turning up.
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What is In a Thicket about?
Sato's re-imagining of In a Grove, on which Rashomon was based. In this version, instead of a web of lies and agendas, we get a web of desires, perversions like incest, and occult phenomenon like an oracle-demon, hallucinations, and human sacrifice. Once again, the story starts with a detective trying to unravel the story of a man and a woman encountering a bandit-rapist in the woods, but the real story keeps turning out to be unfathomable as layer upon layer of strange motives and events keep turning up.
When was In a Thicket released?
In a Thicket was released on 18 May 1996.
How long is In a Thicket?
In a Thicket runs 1h 28m.
Who made In a Thicket?
In a Thicket was directed by Hisayasu Satō.