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Killers

- Inside Us Lives A Killer.

A psychotic executive triggers a journalist's dark side, and they begin to form a strange bond through the internet.

Release Date : 2014-02-01

Language :IndonesianJapaneseEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : XYZ FilmsNikkatsu CorporationGuerilla Merah FilmsPT. Merantau Films

Production Country : IndonesiaJapan

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Kazuki Kitamura

Character Name : Nomura Shuhei

Original Name : 北村一輝

Gender : Male

Oka Antara

Character Name : Bayu Aditya

Original Name : Oka Antara

Gender : Male

Rin Takanashi

Character Name : Hisae

Original Name : 高梨臨

Gender : Female

Luna Maya

Character Name : Dina Aditya

Original Name : Luna Maya

Gender : Female

Ray Sahetapy

Character Name : Dharma

Original Name : Ray Sahetapy

Gender : Male

Mei Kurokawa

Character Name : Midori

Original Name : 黒川芽以

Gender : Female

Tara Basro

Character Name : Dewi

Original Name : Tara Basro

Gender : Female

Epy Kusnandar

Character Name : Robert

Original Name : Epy Kusnandar

Gender : Male

Ersya Aurelia

Character Name : Elly Aditya

Original Name : Ersya Aurelia

Gender : Female

Tensui Sakai

Character Name : Souichi

Original Name : Tensui Sakai

Gender : Male

Denden

Character Name : Oyaji / Father at Jukai

Original Name : 緒方義博

Gender : Male

Dimas Argoebie

Character Name : Rizal

Original Name : Dimas Argoebie

Gender : Male

Steve Jean

Character Name : Ahmad

Original Name : Steve Jean

Gender : Male

Yuki Konoe

Character Name : Yumi

Original Name : Yuki Konoe

Gender : Female

Roy Marten

Character Name : Ayah Dina

Original Name : Roy Marten

Gender : Male

Lily S. P.

Character Name : Ibu Dina

Original Name : Lily S. P.

Gender : Male

Tristan

Character Name : John

Original Name : Tristan

Gender : Male

Firza Afero

Character Name : Taxi Driver Robber

Original Name : Firza Afero

Gender : Male

Cansirano

Character Name : Taxi Robber

Original Name : Cansirano

Gender : Male

Anandita

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : Anandita

Gender : Male

Motoki Fukami

Character Name : Undercover Cop #1

Original Name : 深水元基

Gender : Male

Kosei Hattanda

Character Name : Undercover Cop #2

Original Name : Kosei Hattanda

Gender : Male

Mio Kadoshima

Character Name : Kaoru

Original Name : Mio Kadoshima

Gender : Male

Momoko

Character Name : Sister of Nomura

Original Name : Momoko

Gender : Male

Ryûto

Character Name :

Original Name : Ryûto

Gender : Male

Nikolaus Samesada

Character Name : Mamad the Enforcer

Original Name : Nikolaus Samesada

Gender : Male

Habibie Alatas

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #1

Original Name : Habibie Alatas

Gender : Male

Bastian

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #2

Original Name : Bastian

Gender : Male

Maratuah

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #3

Original Name : Maratuah

Gender : Male

Ajoy Ardi

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #4

Original Name : Ajoy Ardi

Gender : Male

Deden

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #5

Original Name : Deden

Gender : Male

Eka

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #6

Original Name : Eka

Gender : Male

Ade

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #7

Original Name : Ade

Gender : Male

Saat

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #8

Original Name : Saat

Gender : Male

Herry

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #9

Original Name : Herry

Gender : Male

Gondo

Character Name : Dharma's Bodyguard #10

Original Name : Gondo

Gender : Male

Stanley Saklil

Character Name : Nomura's Taxi Driver

Original Name : Stanley Saklil

Gender : Male

Anggika

Character Name : TV Host

Original Name : Anggika

Gender : Male

Rika

Character Name : Robert's wIfe

Original Name : Rika

Gender : Male

Salsabila

Character Name : Robert's daughter

Original Name : Salsabila

Gender : Male

Ali Al Tway

Character Name : Robert's driver

Original Name : Ali Al Tway

Gender : Male

Andre Yosinda

Character Name : Robert victim kid 1

Original Name : Andre Yosinda

Gender : Male

Raka Alfianto

Character Name : Robert victim kid 2

Original Name : Raka Alfianto

Gender : Male

Benny

Character Name : Hotel Waiter

Original Name : Benny

Gender : Male

Dafa

Character Name : Kid with Camera

Original Name : Dafa

Gender : Male

Saad Afero

Character Name :

Original Name : Saad Afero

Gender : Male

Reviews

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2021-06-23

STRONGLY RECOMMENDED - 4.5/5 Two hour and twenty minute horror epics are rare, let alone ones that hold my attention for their entire duration – the Mo Brothers’ (Timo Tjahjanto & Kimo Stamboel) Killers now has a place in that unique group. Brutal, captivating, and often hilarious, Killers constantly challenges its audience as it contrasts beautiful, rich cinematography with despicable acts of violence, soaking the result in some of the darkest wit imaginable. The film sits at a crossroads between horror, thriller and satire – it’s decidedly arthouse and the Mo Brothers regularly aim to disgust and amuse the viewer in the same motion. I’ll try to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible but I can’t make any guarantees – I really want everybody who thinks they’re up to the challenge to seek this film out because it’s truly something special. Opening with one of the most confronting on-screen murders in recent memory, toying with both the male and female gaze, Killers is a pan-Asian production that tracks the mutual obsession of two contrasting men. Nomura (Kazuki Kitamura) is a privileged Japanese serial killer who posts meticulously crafted and near-professionally produced videos of his murders to public video streaming websites for gratification. Bayu (Oka Antara) is a Indonesian reporter with little recognition, who has dedicated his life to futile attempts at stamping out corruption. Through accident and circumstance Bayu murders two men and is subsequently tracked down by Nomura, who feels a mutual bond, after Bayu posts a video of his killings online. That's just the first 45 minutes and from there things get a little bit insane. A lot of films purport to have something along the lines of “the most intense final half-hour ever captured”, and most of the time it just isn’t true. I can say unequivocally that Killers has one of the most tense and confronting final thirds (yes, around 45 consecutive minutes) I’ve ever seen. From the moment everything begins to unravel, the Mo Brothers manage to create and maintain a sense of overbearing dread unmatched by others in their immediate circle. It is true masterful direction, with their directorial techniques conjuring a sense of realism that many “realistic” horror films fail to capture. Within this mode, the Mo Brothers experiment with some truly spectacular, left-of-centre filmic ideas. There’s ongoing embedded aural and visual satire of Japanese soap operas, sequences that jump between traditional steady-shots and shaky shots from a first person perspective, and some ultra-dark humour that emerges in some of the films most upsetting moments. Some will put a few of the more wacky elements of the film down to poor direction however those do not have faith in the Mo. With a familiarity of their prior work, it’s fairly apparent that every odd moment here is intentional. Working with such a long runtime, the Mo Brothers would have had the opportunity to cut around any sequence they were unhappy with, so the fact that everything included has made it into a final cut that, despite its runtime, never feels bloated, speaks volumes to the control that the Mo Brothers have exercised over this film. Killers is the film A Serbian Film should have been – it’s confronting, it’s brutal, and it has something very important to say about the normalization of violence and misogyny in society by focusing on our complicit role as spectators to this violence, but unlike A Serbian Film it’s subtle. The film never assaults the audience purely for the sake of assault, and most of the violence occurs just out of frame, leaving the terror to stew in the imagination. This is truly unique cinema on the cutting edge of the horror genre and it deserves much wider recognition than it will probably ever see. The Mo Brothers are fast carving themselves a place previously held by the likes of Takashi Miike, Bong Joon-Ho, and Park Chan-Wook as members of the new generation of horror greats. (this is a significantly condensed version of a review I posted at http://fourthreefilm.com/2014/06/killers/)