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Rating: 7 stars

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Japan stage play decapitation actor

All movies seen on 10/21/2025

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Over Your Dead Body (2014)

Directed by Takashi Miike

Drama | Horror

Overview

An actor named Kosuke plays the role of Iemon in a stage version of Yotsuya Kaiden and his new lover Miyuki plays Oiwa. However, as they delve deeper into their respective performances, the line between fantasy and reality becomes obscured until the murderous, vengeful themes of the play bleed into their own relationship.

Length 95 minutes

Actors

Ebizo Ichikawa | Kou Shibasaki | Hideaki Ito | Miho Nakanishi | Maiko | Toshie Negishi | Hiroshi Katsuno | Ikkô Furuya | Hitomi Katayama | Kenichi Hagiwara | Koichi Sato | Toshiaki Karasawa

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Held out on revisiting this for a potential movie night. Decided it wouldn’t be ideal for that and I am correct. Super slow burn that is way more mood movie, quietly unfolding in this Ghost of Yotsuya reimagining.

I like it and how it intertwines the play with reality. But I get why this isn’t a more popular Miike film; it’s deliberately paced without a drop of humor.

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