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Kansen

IMDb ID: tt0418778 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 6.0 (5,850 votes)

Genres: Drama · Horror · Sci-Fi

INFECTION takes place in a dark, isolated hospital, where a doctor's mistake has led to dire consequences for a patient.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: Infection
Canada: Infection (French)
Spain: Infection
France: Infection
Italy: Infection
Netherlands: Infection
United States: Infection
World-wide: Infection (English)
Brazil: Infecção
Portugal: Infecção
Japan: 感染 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 感染
Croatia: Epidemija
Hungary: Fertőzés
Germany: Infection - Evil is contagious (DVD Title)
Czech Republic: Infekce
Poland: Infekcja
Greece: Ios tou tromou (DVD Title)
Japan: J horaa shiataa 1 (series title)
World-wide: J-Horror Theater Vol. 1 (English, series title)
Canada: Kansen (English)
Italy: Kansen-Infection (Video Title)
Peru: La infección
Mexico: La maldad
Philippines: Taka Ichise's Infection (English)
Russia: Инфекция
J-Horror Theater Vol. 1
Content RatingRRelease Date2004-10-02Runtime98 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews62Critic Reviews41Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseKeywordsbody horror
nurse
infection
hospital
ambulance
Production CompaniesAozora Investments
Entertainment Farm (EF)
Geneon Entertainment
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418778/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0418778.jpgUpdated At2026-03-21T17:14:55

Stars

Kôichi Satô
Masanobu Takashima
Mari Hoshino
Yôko Maki
Tae Kimura
Michiko Hada
Isao Yatsu
Yûta Yamashiro
Keiko Mita
Akiko Esaki

Directors

Masayuki Ochiai

Writers

Ryōichi Kimizuka
Masayuki Ochiai

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Kôichi Satô | Character: Dr. Seiichi Akiba
Actor: Masanobu Takashima | Character: Dr. Haruya Uozumi
Actor: Mari Hoshino | Character: Nurse Madoka Azumi
Actor: Yôko Maki | Character: Nurse Yuko Kirino
Actor: Tae Kimura | Character: Nurse Nanae Tachibana
Actor: Michiko Hada | Character: Dr. Yukino Nakazono
Actor: Isao Yatsu | Character: Elderly patient with a fracture
Actor: Yûta Yamashiro | Character: Young man with a brain contusion
Actor: Keiko Mita | Character: Outpatient nurse
Actor: Akiko Esaki | Character: Nurse
Actor: Kenta Suga | Character: Child patient with a fox mask
Actor: Yu Ishibashi | Character: Paramedic, Emergency worker
Actor: Koshirô Asami | Character: Patient in a yellow cardigan
Actor: Masaaki Maeda | Character: Elderly man undergoing euthanasia
Actor: Yasuko Mori | Character: Elderly woman in a kimono
Actor: Wataru Watanabe | Character: Transporter 1, Stretcher-bearer 1
Actor: Yûki Nakamura | Character: Transporter 2, Stretcher-bearer 2
Actor: Kôtarô | Character: TV Announcer
Actor: Kento Takahashi | Character: Patient
Actor: Moro Morooka | Character: Dr. Takashi Kishida
Actor: Shigenori Yamazaki | Character: Shunichi Hirata
Actor: Reiko Kusamura | Character: Old woman with mirrors
Actor: Kaho Minami | Character: Kimie Shiozaki, Head nurse
Actor: Shirô Sano | Character: Dr. Kiyoshi Akai

[Directors Group]
Name: Masayuki Ochiai | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ryōichi Kimizuka | Role: Writer
Name: Masayuki Ochiai | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Kazuya Hamana | Role: Producer
Name: Takashige Ichise | Role: Producer
Name: Yukie Kito | Role: Producer
Name: Yasushi Kotani | Role: Producer
Name: Yu Moriya | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kuniaki Haishima | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Hatsuaki Masui | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Yoshifumi Fukazawa | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Masashi Yamaguchi | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Atsuhiko Arakawa | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Atsuhiko Arakawa | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Masahide Nakazawa | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Asako Miyano | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Yasuhiro Matsui | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Yûichi Matsui | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Kanae Nomura | Role: Makeup Department

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Masayuki Adachi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Mitsuo Takahashi | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tak Ogawa | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hirohide Shida | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hiroki Taniguchi | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Hidetsugu Asano | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Hajime Matsumoto | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhisa Yoshizawa | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Masatoshi Tabeya | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Mario Arpal | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Berta Cortés | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ángel de Gracia | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Juan Miguel Díez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Luis García Márquez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Miryam Guilimany | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Teijiro Kaneko | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Meseguer | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mònica Padrós | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mercedes Pastor | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rosa María Pizá | Role: Additional Crew
Name: María Pilar Quesada | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Óscar Redondo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pep Ribas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jordi Ribes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Toni Solanes | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Esther Solans | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418778/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 2, 2004
Philippines: February 23, 2005
Singapore: April 21, 2005
United States: May 17, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Italy: June 3, 2005
Taiwan: September 2, 2005
Netherlands: September 6, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Hungary: November 8, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Spain: September 20, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Argentina: December 7, 2006
Hong Kong: May 17, 2007
Croatia: September 4, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Peru: September 11, 2008

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

Argentina: USD 22108
Chile: USD 42955
Italy: USD 33425
Japan: USD 6609556
Peru: USD 32914
Thailand: USD 24300
Taiwan: USD 235806
Period: Jun 2 – 5, 2005 | Rank: 14 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 63 | Gross to date: USD 33425 | Interval gross: USD 33425 | Per theater average: USD 530