The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Another
Horror · Thriller · Mystery · 2012
After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.
Movie details
Another
2012 Horror · Thriller · Mystery 1h 49m
Critical arithmetic
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Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
After a chain of deaths at a junior high school, new transfer student Koichi Sakakibara turns to a mysterious girl who holds the key to the dark mystery.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Another?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Takeshi Furusawa
Written by
Takeshi Furusawa · Sachiko Tanaka
Ai Hashimoto
Mei Misaki
Kento Yamazaki
Koichi Sakakibara
Ai Kato
Reiko Mikami
Yoshihiko Hakamada
Tatsuji Chibiki
Mika Akizuki
Izumi Akazawa
Kai Inowaki
Yuya Mochizuki
Amane Okayama
Yu Yamada
Court is in session
Put Another on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.