Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Inju: The Beast in the Shadow end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow sad?

Yes. More sad than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 68% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Inju: The Beast in the Shadow

Name: Inju: The Beast in the Shadow
Genre: Thriller
Released: 2008
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Benoît Magimel, Lika Minamoto, Gen Shimaoka, Ryo Ishibashi, Shun Sugata

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

Produced by SBS Productions, La Fabrique de Films

2008100 min5.0 / 10

A cerebral psychological thriller about a scholar drawn into the dark, manipulative world of a mysterious Japanese writer, blending literary obsession with mounting paranoia and existential dread.

The writer and college professor, Alexandre Fayard, researches and gives lectures about the gruesome literary work of the mysterious Japanese writer Shundei Oe, considered by him to be the master of manipulation.

Clusters

Conspiracy Thrillers Paranoid Reality Breakdown Reality Turning Into Horror Injury And Mental Breakdown East Asian History & Culture

Genres

Thriller

Keywords

Japan Geisha Threat Of Death Writer

Questions people ask

Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.
Does Inju: The Beast in the Shadow end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Inju: The Beast in the Shadow violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% 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.

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