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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 73.9 / 100
2000·Crime / Drama / Fantasy·1h 58m

SÉANCE

“Is there a hell?”

A psychic housewife and her husband accidentally find a kidnapped girl. Instead of informing the police, they hatch a scheme to get famous by working with the police as a psychic consultant to 'find' the girl. Just when it all seems to go right, everything goes horribly wrong.

Above the Line
Kiyoshi Kurosawa·DirectorMark McShane·NovelKiyoshi Kurosawa·TeleplayTakahide Shibanushi·Director of PhotographyGary Ashiya·Original Music ComposerJun'ichi Kikuchi·Editor
Cast
Koji Yakusho·SatoJun Fubuki·Junko SatoKitaro·DetectiveTsuyoshi Kusanagi·HayasakaHikari Ishida·Junko's CustomerIttoku Kishibe·College ProfessorRen Osugi·Restaurant CustomerShow Aikawa·Shinto PriestDaikei Shimizu·TazakiRyuji Yamamoto
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 5
Kiyoshi Kurosawa·DirectorTatsuya Yoshimura·First Assistant DirectorYasutaka Mori·Assistant DirectorFumio Nomoto·Assistant DirectorNaoki Yoshida·Assistant Director
Writing· 3
Mark McShane·NovelKiyoshi Kurosawa·TeleplayTetsuya Onishi·Teleplay
Camera· 1
Takahide Shibanushi·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Jun'ichi Kikuchi·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
Gary Ashiya·Original Music ComposerKazuhiro Kurihara·Sound RecordistYukio Hokari·SoundMakio Ika·SoundAkira Inoue·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
Satoru Jinno·Production DesignTomoyuki Maruo·Production DesignYuji Kasamura·Set DecorationGen Ito·Assistant Art Director
Production· 3
Yasuyuki Uemura·ProducerTakehiko Tanaka·ProducerAtsuyuki Shimoda·Producer
By the Numbers
73.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Séance's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Eerie, Mysterious, Suspenseful
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The poster features a young girl with long dark hair, seen from behind, standing in a dimly lit room with red curtains on either side. She is wearing a light-co”

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Key Elements
Red CurtainsOuija BoardGlowing Light
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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