The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer

Directed by Hideo Nakata

Produced by KADOKAWA, Twins Japan

201982 min5.6 / 10

A dark psychological thriller that intertwines trauma, dissociation, and murder within an intimate domestic setting, exploring the fractured psyche of an abuse survivor.

Sexually abused as a child by her step-father, Kyoko is now an adult who lives with three other roommates, one of them a lesbian who's attracted to her. Amidst misunderstandings and more abuse at the hands of her mother, Kyoko is faced with a wave of murders, her mental state worsening.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.

  • Is The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is The Woman Who Keeps a Murderer violent? Yes. More violent than 83% 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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity33

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise17

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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