Sion Sono directs Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Denden and Asuka Kurosawa in this Japanese thriller where a sadsack aquarium shop owner’s family finds themselves drawn into the clutches of a charismatic and more successful business rival.

Strangers On A Train: Asia Extreme Edition. Denden is delicious in this as the murderous conman who easily takes over the protagonists’ lives. He’s weird, he’s seductive, he’s clearly dangerous. Just a great “What’s this smiling freak up to?” central turn. It gets very, very brutal… though there isn’t much suspense once the air of mystery around the mastermind psychopath clears up at the one hour mark. The director’s wife Megumi Kagurazaka is particular good value as the deceitful partner in crime to the magnificent villain. A slippery one watcher.

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