Masquerade Night

Masquerade Night

Directed by Masayuki Suzuki

Produced by Cine Bazar, Fuji Television Network

2021129 min6.1 / 10

A procedural mystery thriller set during a New Year's Eve masquerade, where an undercover detective must identify a killer among 500 suspects in a luxury hotel.

An anonymous letter is delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The letter states that a criminal of a murder case will appear at the countdown party Masquerade Night that will be held at Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. Detective Kosuke Nitta must go undercover and work again at the Hotel Cortesia Tokyo. There, he meets Naomi Yamagishi, who works as a concierge. Without any information about the criminal, except that the person will be in attendance, Detective Kosuke Nitta works feverishly to find the criminal among the 500 attendees.

Questions people ask

  • Is Masquerade Night sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Masquerade Night violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Masquerade Night end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Masquerade Night scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Masquerade Night easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

33/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise20

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love25

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Masquerade Night

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Masquerade Night

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Masquerade Night, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Masquerade Night, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Masquerade Night, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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