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Jisatsu sâkuru

IMDb ID: tt0312843 · Year: 2021 · Rating: 6.5 (23,804 votes)

Genres: Crime · Drama · Horror

A detective is trying to find the cause of a string of suicides.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Suicide Club
Canada: Suicide Club (French)
Germany: Suicide Club (Alternative Title)
France: Suicide Club
United Kingdom: Suicide Club
Italy: Suicide Club
New Zealand: Suicide Club (English)
Philippines: Suicide Club (English)
United States: Suicide Club (Festival Title)
United States: Suicide Club
World-wide: Suicide Club (English)
Canada: Suicide Circle (English)
Germany: Suicide Circle
Japan: Suicide Circle (English, poster title)
World-wide: Suicide Circle (English, literal title)
Greece: Club aftoktonias (Festival Title)
Romania: Clubul sinucigaselor
Argentina: El club de los suicidas
Mexico: El club del suicidio
Poland: Klub samobójców (Festival Title)
Serbia: Klub samoubica
Slovakia: Klub sebevrahov
Brazil: O Pacto
Spain: Suicide Club (El club del suicidio)
Ukraine: Клуб самогубців (new title)
Russia: Клуб самоубийц
Japan: 自殺サークル (Japanese)
Taiwan: 自殺俱樂部
Suicide Circle
Content RatingRRelease Date2021-05-20Runtime99 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews181Critic Reviews64Countries / RegionsJapan
Finland
LanguagesJapaneseKeywordssuicide
high school
conspiracy
death
dark comedy
Filming LocationsShinjuku Station, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanProduction CompaniesOmega Project
Toho
Biggubîto
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312843/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0312843.jpgUpdated At2026-02-27T16:52:20

Stars

Ryô Ishibashi
Masatoshi Nagase
Mai Hôshô
Tamao Satô
Takashi Nomura
Rolly
Joshua
Masato Tsujioka
Kôsuke Hamamoto
Kei Nagase

Directors

Sion Sono

Writers

Sion Sono

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Ryô Ishibashi | Character: Detective Toshiharu Kuroda
Actor: Masatoshi Nagase | Character: Detective Shibusawa
Actor: Mai Hôshô | Character: Nurse Atsuko Sawada
Actor: Tamao Satô | Character: Nurse Yôko Kawaguchi
Actor: Takashi Nomura | Character: Security Guard Jirô
Actor: Rolly | Character: Muneo 'Genesis' Suzuki
Actor: Joshua | Character: Slave Boy
Actor: Masato Tsujioka | Character: Genesis' Gang
Actor: Kôsuke Hamamoto | Character: Genesis' Gang
Actor: Kei Nagase | Character: Genesis' Gang
Actor: Yôko Kamon | Character: 'The Bat' Kiyoko
Actor: Maiko Mori | Character: Kiyoko's Sister
Actor: Sayako Hagiwara | Character: Mitsuko
Actor: Takatoshi Kaneko | Character: H.S. Boy on the Roof
Actor: Mika Miyakawa | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Kei Tanaka | Character: H.S. Boy on the Roof
Actor: Chika Hayashi | Character: Actress
Actor: Nobuyuki Mihara | Character: H.S. Boy on the Roof
Actor: Nahana | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Yôhei Katô | Character: Actor
Actor: Sadaharu Kondô | Character: Actor
Actor: Suzunosuke Tanaka | Character: Actor
Actor: Satomi Hisanaga | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Anri Maruyama | Character: Actress
Actor: Mai Kanda | Character: Actress
Actor: Noriyoshi Shioya | Character: Masa - Mitsuko's Boyfriend
Actor: Kasumi Takahashi | Character: Masa's Mother
Actor: Hajime Matsumoto | Character: Tôru Kuroda
Actor: Mika Kikuchi | Character: Sakura Kuroda
Actor: Keiko Suzuki | Character: Actress
Actor: Yukijirô Hotaru | Character: Actor
Actor: Miwa Ôtsuka | Character: Actress
Actor: Makoto Utsugi | Character: Actor
Actor: Ken Ishikawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Rika Nakanishi | Character: Actress
Actor: Kaede Tamiya | Character: Actress
Actor: Atsushi Okuno | Character: Actor
Actor: Takuji Suzuki | Character: Actor
Actor: Madoka Arai | Character: Genesis' Victim
Actor: Taihei Hayashiya | Character: Rakugo Storyteller
Actor: Atsushi Numata | Character: Stand-up Comedy Duo
Actor: Katsuhiko Watanabe | Character: Stand-up Comedy Duo
Actor: Takamitsu Ôkubo | Character: Father
Actor: Yuhei Okabe | Character: Son
Actor: Nono Yamada | Character: Daughter
Actor: Tateo Moriyasu | Character: Kiyoko's Father
Actor: Chieko Misaka | Character: Theatre Troupe
Actor: Asami Hidaka | Character: Theatre Troupe
Actor: Hiroko Yashiki | Character: Theatre Troupe
Actor: Haruna Matsuoka | Character: Theatre Troupe
Actor: Tomoko Shimazaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Kikuko Sakurai | Character: Actress
Actor: Satoko Tanigaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Satomi Yoshida | Character: Actress
Actor: Hideaki Hagiwara | Character: Actor
Actor: Yûta Yamazaki | Character: Actor
Actor: Tsudoi Nishi | Character: Actor
Actor: Naoko Tsuchiya | Character: Actress
Actor: Kika Nishimura | Character: Actress
Actor: Miki Emura | Character: Actress
Actor: Ayano Nakamura | Character: Actress
Actor: Yûko Sano | Character: Actress
Actor: Kôichi Tazawa | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryûji Kasahara | Character: Punisher
Actor: Non Kuramoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Tomohiko Amamiya | Character: Children
Actor: Yuika Bandai | Character: Children
Actor: Seiya Mori | Character: Children
Actor: Takuya Utsumi | Character: Children
Actor: Naoto Adachi | Character: Children
Actor: Takateru Yashiro | Character: Children
Actor: Noriko Shibagaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Kaoru Kitada | Character: Actress
Actor: Miuka Ono | Character: Actress
Actor: Mariko Matsumoto | Character: Actress
Actor: Natsuki Yoshino | Character: Actress
Actor: Megumi Shôji | Character: Actress
Actor: Sanae Morita | Character: Actress
Actor: Chikako Arai | Character: Actress
Actor: Nao Takai | Character: Actress
Actor: Mio Sakurai | Character: Actress
Actor: Chika Tajima | Character: Actress
Actor: Miri Nanazono | Character: Actress
Actor: Yaya Akiyoshi | Character: Actress
Actor: Emiko Sora | Character: Actress
Actor: Risa Tsuyusaki | Character: Actress
Actor: Nao Nagasawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Yume Otomiya | Character: Actress
Actor: Ayumi Seki | Character: Actress
Actor: Saori Tomita | Character: Actress
Actor: Tomoko Chiba | Character: Actress
Actor: Akane Noji | Character: Actress
Actor: Kazz Kitaki | Character: Police Personnels
Actor: Taiju Okayasu | Character: Police Personnels
Actor: Midori Shin'e | Character: Police Personnels
Actor: Erika Tajima | Character: Police Personnels
Actor: Chika Kumagai | Character: Dessert
Actor: Saon Fujita | Character: Dessert
Actor: Tomoe Adachi | Character: Dessert
Actor: Miyu Sawada | Character: Dessert
Actor: Kazumi Sekine | Character: Dessert
Actor: Mitsuru Kuramoto | Character: Oden Stand Owner
Actor: Yûna Natsuo | Character: Girl By the Stove
Actor: Toshiyuki Kitami | Character: Shinagawa
Actor: Kenjiro Tsuda | Character: Mita
Actor: Kimiko Yo | Character: Kiyomi Kuroda
Actor: Hideo Sako | Character: Detective Hagitani
Actor: Akaji Maro | Character: Detective Murata
Actor: Kyoko Baba | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Hiromi Eguchi | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Rina Hashiba | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Seiko Hashimoto | Character: H.S. Girl on the Roof
Actor: Kanako Hiramatsu | Character: Mother Slicing Vegetables
Actor: Miki Isa | Character: Girl With Sign
Actor: Mikiko Isa | Character: Girl With Sign
Actor: Himeno Maeda | Character: Boy
Actor: Toyotomi Maeda | Character: Girl

[Directors Group]
Name: Sion Sono | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Sion Sono | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Seiya Kawamata | Role: Producer
Name: Atsushi Numata | Role: Producer
Name: Junichi Tanaka | Role: Producer
Name: Toshiie Tomida | Role: Producer
Name: Toyoyuki Yokohama | Role: Producer
Name: Seiji Yoshida | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Tomoki Hasegawa | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Kazuto Sato | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Masahiro Ônaga | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Mamoru Ito | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Toshiaki Kondô | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Masami Nishioka | Role: Sound Department

[Special Effects]
Name: Yoshihiro Nishimura | Role: Special Effects

[Additional Crew]
Name: Anthony Kimm | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Andrew P. Kirkham | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

Suicide Club | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi646709529/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi646709529/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1564586130474.mp4?Expires=1788296462&Signature=rMZVYA9hMAY9ToLMWjX~s~sbW-Hl8hmbSJtdtY7FCIrtb21QnNwXwT--fWq8mHr21EgH3Eap8eQkL~o8cDgcfUr~mclrqI87WmtQnKXb8Yb5nvkV1wP6kmUdsyvOLBSMY2huyE1tNzx3jO0-QFvJRWZFcWFrslNAgGjcru2~DbUORBbCBuaeei0ari73lSgwDjX81XAETtVC1GBYpUdE9aow7Yve3hneE-ZbVc5zc-p29tremrOmoZvgjc~KE5qOK8f~Xj13Bwy6sjWU7RvmDIXyaBTBqXjdQJr5P7O61-rsT7ts9BThsI8Hd31WuxudByMelUfhae4l16~LFyrtDw__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

Japan: October 29, 2001 (Tokyo International Fantastic Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 27, 2002 (International Film Festival Rotterdam, premiere)
Japan: March 9, 2002 (limited)
United States: April 6, 2002 (Philadelphia Festival of World Cinema)
Argentina: April 23, 2002 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Germany: September 24, 2002 (Hamburg Film Festival)
United States: October 12, 2002 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Spain: November 3, 2002 (Semana de Cine Fantástico y de Terror de San Sebastián)
France: March 14, 2003 (Deauville Asian Film Festival)
Belgium: March 22, 2003 (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
Canada: July 2003 (Fantasia International Film Festival)
Denmark: July 31, 2003 (J-horror cavalcade)
United Kingdom: October 4, 2003 (Leeds International Film Festival)
United States: November 18, 2003 (DVD premiere)
France: September 10, 2006 (L'Étrange Festival)
Brazil: December 8, 2006 (DVD)
United Kingdom: April 26, 2008 (Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival)
Argentina: June 17, 2009 (DVD premiere)
Greece: September 18, 2009 (Athens Film Festival)
Portugal: September 7, 2011 (MOTELX - Lisbon International Horror Film Festival)
Italy: November 25, 2011 (Torino Film Festival)
Poland: May 20, 2021 (internet)

Awards

Nominee | 2003 | Fantasia Film Festival | Fantasia Ground-Breaker Award | Sion Sono, Suicide Club
Winner | 2003 | Fantasia Film Festival | Jury Prize | Most Ground-Breaking Film | Sion Sono, Suicide Club
Nominee | 2002 | Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival | Narcisse Award | Best Feature Film | Sion Sono, Suicide Club

Box Office

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