Marebito

Name: Marebito
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: 2005-05-13
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Shin'ya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara, Miho Ninagawa, Shun Sugata

IMDb ID: tt0434179 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 6.0 (5,994 votes)

Genres: Drama · Fantasy · Horror

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesBrazil: Marebito
Germany: Marebito
France: Marebito
Italy: Marebito
Poland: Marebito (Video Title)
United States: Marebito
South Africa: Marebito (English)
United Kingdom: The Stranger from Afar
World-wide: The Stranger from Afar (English)
Japan: 稀人 (Japanese)
Taiwan: 稀人
Spain: Seres extraños
Mexico: Terror encadenado
Greece: Σκιώδη πλάσματα (DVD Title)
Russia: Маребито
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female full frontal nudity
female topless nudity
japanese drama
live action book adaptationProduction CompaniesAdness K.K.
AtEntertainment K.K.
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Directors

Takashi Shimizu

Writers

Chiaki Konaka

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shin'ya Tsukamoto | Character: Masuoka
Actor: Tomomi Miyashita | Character: F
Actor: Kazuhiro Nakahara | Character: Arei Furoki
Actor: Miho Ninagawa | Character: Aya Fukumoto
Actor: Shun Sugata | Character: MIB
Actor: Junko Amagi | Character: Mobile Shop Clerk
Actor: Masaru Endô | Character: ENG Director - Press
Actor: Kaori Fujii | Character: Woman in Window
Actor: Masayoshi Haneda | Character: Cameraman in Park
Actor: Hideto Katsuya | Character: Killer in snuff film
Actor: Shuhei Koizumi | Character: Actor
Actor: Kenji Kotani | Character: ENG AD
Actor: Takashi Kubota | Character: Sound Recordist - Other Company
Actor: Tomoya Naitô | Character: Mori - Video Company P
Actor: Mami Nakamura | Character: News Programme Reporter
Actor: Ayumu Saitô | Character: Actor
Actor: Kôji Satô | Character: Blanket Man
Actor: Hiromi Shibuya | Character: Children's Clothing Store Clerk
Actor: Shunsuke Suganuma | Character: Sound Recordist
Actor: Hikohiko Sugiyama | Character: ENG Director
Actor: Miyû Watase | Character: Street Reporter

[Directors Group]
Name: Takashi Shimizu | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Chiaki Konaka | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Tsukasa Ariyoshi | Role: Producer
Name: Mikihiko Hirata | Role: Producer
Name: Kenzô Horikoshi | Role: Producer
Name: Takashi Horikoshi | Role: Producer
Name: Yoshiyasu Ikezaki | Role: Producer
Name: Hiroo Murakami | Role: Producer
Name: Youichiro Onishi | Role: Producer
Name: Fumio Sebata | Role: Producer
Name: Atsuko Ôno | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Toshiyuki Takine | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Tsukasa Tanabe | Role: Cinematographer

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

[Production Design Group]
Name: Atsuo Hirai | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Kuniko Hôjô | Role: Costume Designer

[Sound Department]
Name: Akira Fukada | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hajime Komiya | Role: Sound Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Rosemary Dean | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tetsuro Shimauchi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Hiroshi Takahashi | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0434179/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: May 22, 2004 (Seattle International Film Festival)
Italy: September 2004 (Venice Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 6, 2004 (Raindance Film Festival)
Japan: October 23, 2004 (Euro Space)
United Kingdom: 2005
France: March 10, 2005 (Deauville Asian Film Festival)
Argentina: March 18, 2005 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Belgium: March 24, 2005 (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival)
Taiwan: May 13, 2005
Germany: July 4, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Singapore: July 28, 2005
France: August 3, 2005
Italy: October 9, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Germany: October 23, 2005 (Munich Asia Filmfest)
Germany: October 30, 2005 (Frankfurt Asia Filmfest)
United States: December 9, 2005 (limited)
Mexico: February 3, 2006 (Mexico City)
Netherlands: April 26, 2006 (Dejima Japanese Film Festival)
Spain: June 16, 2006
Poland: June 27, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Greece: May 28, 2007 (DVD premiere)

Awards

Box Office