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Yuu Tokui has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by I Am a Hero.
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A man witnesses a fatal traffic accident on his way home from work, and the victim is clearly killed on impact. A moment later, when the corpse stands up and walks away, it could be a hallucination or something far more extraordinary.
Dir. Shinsuke Sato · With Yo Oizumi, Kasumi Arimura, Masami Nagasawa

A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970.
Dir. Paul Schrader · With Ken Ogata, Kenji Sawada, Bandō Mitsugorō X
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.
Dir. Hideo Nakata · With Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi

A bored accountant spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and then over time discovers how much he loves dancing. His wife, meanwhile, has hired a private detective to find out why he has started coming home late smelling of perfume.
Dir. Masayuki Suō · With Koji Yakusho, Tamiyo Kusakari, Naoto Takenaka