64: Part 1

64: Part 1

Directed by Takahisa Zeze

Produced by TOHO, Cobra pictures

2016121 min7.3 / 10

A procedural mystery centered on an unsolved child abduction case and the haunted detective pursuing redemption as the statute of limitations expires, exploring institutional conflict and personal trauma.

1989: 64th and last year of the Showa era. A girl is kidnapped and killed. The unsolved case is called Case 64 ('rokuyon'). 2002: Yoshinobu Mikami, who was the detective in charge of the Case 64, moves as a Public Relations Officer in the Police Affairs Department. His relation with the reporters is conflicted and his own daughter is missing. The statute of limitations for the Case 64 will expire in one year. Then a kidnapping case, similar to the Case 64, takes place. The rift between the criminal investigation department and police administration department deepens. Mikami challenges the case as a public relations secretary.

Questions people ask

  • Is 64: Part 1 sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is 64: Part 1 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Does 64: Part 1 end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is 64: Part 1 easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is 64: Part 1 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

53/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity15

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise81

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like 64: Part 1

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as 64: Part 1

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like 64: Part 1, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like 64: Part 1, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like 64: Part 1, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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