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Sana

Sana

Horror · Mystery · 2023

Takashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody. People who hear this melody gradually begin to hum it themselves and become involved in a mysterious incident. What is the mystery behind this melody ?

Movie details

Sana

2023 Horror · Mystery 1h 42m

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7.0 / 10

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Takashi Shimizu's newest film is about a mysterious cassette tape containing a melody. People who hear this melody gradually begin to hum it themselves and become involved in a mysterious incident. What is the mystery behind this melody ?

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Sana?

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Directed by

Takashi Shimizu

Written by

Rumi Kakuta · Takashi Shimizu

Alan Shirahama

Alan Shirahama

Alan Shirahama

Tomoko Hoshi

Tomoko Hoshi

Sana Takaya

Ryota Katayose

Ryota Katayose

Ryoya Katayose

Komori Hayato

Komori Hayato

Komori Hayato

Reo Sano

Reo Sano

Reo Sano

Mandy Sekiguchi

Mandy Sekiguchi

Mandy Sekiguchi

Nakatsuka Yuta

Nakatsuka Yuta

Nakatsuka Yuta

Court is in session

Put Sana on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.