Two main gripes with this are one that my DVD box indicated a running time of 99 minutes whereas it runs to more than two hours and two, the denouement. The problem with the running time was that it just shouldn't have been that long and the ending well, I'll leave you to find that out and it won't worry you till the end anyway. There is much to be said for this gruesome and good looking film not least the convincing performances by the two female leads. They are both referred to as 'halves' and I assume that in reality both are Anglo/Japanese, which clearly helps their looks and hence the modelling career but seems to set up jealousies and dislikes along the way. There are some fantastic neon and rain drenched scenes, seemingly filmed around the Shinjuku district of Tokyo and imaginative soundtrack effects which are often most unnerving. Indeed the films begins amazingly well and then treats us to the most horrendously elaborate kill, its just that to maintain such a long running time, the twists and turns have to be such that in the end you feel slightly cheated.
Review of Shinkuronishiti
