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13 kaidan

IMDb ID: tt0343094 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 6.6 (199 votes)

Genres: Crime · Thriller

A released inmate is hired to solve a murder case.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesSweden: Thirteen Steps (TV Title)
United States: Thirteen Steps
China: 13级台阶 (Mandarin)
Japan: 13階段 (Japanese)
Hong Kong: 十三級台階 (Mandarin)
13階段
Release Date2003-02-08Runtime122 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews3Critic Reviews4Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsmurder
based on novel
Production CompaniesFuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
Imagica Corp.
Pony Canyon
Official SitesOfficial Site (Japan) - http://www.toho.co.jp/movie-press/13kaidan/welcome-j.htmlIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343094/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0343094.jpgUpdated At2025-11-02T03:42:10

Stars

Takashi Sorimachi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kankurō Kudō
Tsurube Shôfukutei
Rena Tanaka
Tetsuya Bessho
Susumu Terajima
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Ren Ōsugi
Naomi Nishida

Directors

Masahiko Nagasawa

Writers

Kazuaki Takano
Tadashi Morishita

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Takashi Sorimachi | Character: Junichi Migami
Actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki | Character: Shoji Nango
Actor: Kankurō Kudō | Character: Toru Kihara
Actor: Tsurube Shôfukutei | Character: Sugiura
Actor: Rena Tanaka | Character: Ako Nango
Actor: Tetsuya Bessho | Character: Nakamori
Actor: Susumu Terajima | Character: Okazaki
Actor: Hiroyuki Miyasako | Character: Minoru Terada
Actor: Ren Ōsugi | Character: Norio Ando
Actor: Naomi Nishida | Character: Kazuko Migami (Junichi's Sister)
Actor: Sabu Kawahara | Character: Actor
Actor: Hisashi Igawa | Character: Mitsuo Samura
Actor: Renji Ishibashi | Character: Director Abe
Actor: Kôjun Itô | Character: Actor
Actor: Akiko Kinouchi | Character: Yuri Kinoshita
Actor: Yōichi Sai | Character: Director Muto
Actor: Sanshô Shinsui | Character: Actor
Actor: Akihiro Ugajin | Character: Actor
Actor: Hiroshi Yamamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Hideji Ōtaki | Character: Kubo

[Directors Group]
Name: Masahiko Nagasawa | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kazuaki Takano | Role: Writer
Name: Tadashi Morishita | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Masaru Kakutani | Role: Producer
Name: Hisao Masuda | Role: Producer
Name: Minako Mita | Role: Producer
Name: Masaki Miyauchi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Nick Wood | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jun'ichi Fujisawa | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Shūichi Kakesu | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Yumiko Kuga | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Fumio Ogawa | Role: Art Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Akihiko Okase | Role: Sound Department
Name: Osamu Takizawa | Role: Sound Department

[Music Department]
Name: Todd Hayen | Role: Music Department
Name: Scott McRae | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: David Magdael | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343094/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: January 2003 (Sundance Film Festival)
Japan: February 8, 2003
Germany: April 17, 2004 (Nippon Connection Film Festival)
Sweden: August 16, 2014 (TV premiere)

Awards

Winner | 2003 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Hiroyuki Miyasako, Thirteen Steps, Wild Berries
Winner | 2004 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Hiroyuki Miyasako, Wild Berries, Thirteen Steps

Box Office

Japan: USD 4234653
Period: Mar 1 – 2, 2003 | Rank: 8 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 229 | Gross to date: USD 4234653 | Interval gross: USD 294907 | Per theater average: USD 1287
Period: Feb 22 – 23, 2003 | Rank: 7 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 230 | Gross to date: USD 3394050 | Interval gross: USD 308395 | Per theater average: USD 1340
Period: Feb 15 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 6 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 228 | Gross to date: USD 2511983 | Interval gross: USD 472467 | Per theater average: USD 2072
Period: Feb 8 – 9, 2003 | Rank: 5 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 231 | Gross to date: USD 631308 | Interval gross: USD 631308 | Per theater average: USD 2732