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Kaosu

IMDb ID: tt0295362 · Year: 2000 · Rating: 6.6 (1,660 votes)

Genres: Crime · Mystery · Thriller

A handyman becomes involved in the plot to kidnap a businessman's wife, which goes haywire after her mysterious death.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Chaos
Italy: Chaos
Poland: Chaos
United States: Chaos
Brazil: Caos
Germany: Chaos - Entführt (DVD Title)
Japan: Chaos カオス(2000) (Japanese)
United States: Hideo Nakata's Chaos
Russia: Хаос
Hideo Nakata's Chaos
Release Date2000-10-21Runtime90 minutesMetascore63IMDb Popularity0User Reviews14Critic Reviews40Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordskidnapping
one word title
Production CompaniesEurimagesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295362/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0295362.jpgUpdated At2025-10-13T19:07:29

Stars

Jun Kunimura
Ken Mitsuishi
Masato Hagiwara
Miki Nakatani
Midori Shin'e

Directors

Hideo Nakata

Writers

Hisashi Saito

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Jun Kunimura | Character: Inspector
Actor: Ken Mitsuishi | Character: Takayuki Komiyama
Actor: Masato Hagiwara | Character: Goro Kuroda
Actor: Miki Nakatani | Character: Satomi, Saori Impostor
Actor: Midori Shin'e | Character: Saori Komiyama

[Directors Group]
Name: Hideo Nakata | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Hisashi Saito | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Takeo Kodera | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kenji Kawai | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tokushô Kikumura | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Jun'ichi Kikuchi | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Hideharu Yamashita | Role: Production Manager

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295362/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: July 2000 (Fantasia International Film Festival)
Japan: October 21, 2000
South Korea: April 28, 2001
United States: September 6, 2002 (Chicago, Illinois)
United States: March 7, 2003 (New York City, New York)
United States: March 17, 2012 (Japan Society, New York)

Awards

Nominee | 2000 | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Narcisse Award | Best Feature Film | Hideo Nakata, Chaos

Box Office

Domestic: USD 4608
Period: Mar 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 4292 | Interval gross: USD 623 | Per theater average: USD 623
Period: Mar 7 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 117 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 2428 | Interval gross: USD 2428 | Per theater average: USD 2428