Chaos (US Version) DVD Region 1
Nakamura Atsuo (Actor)
| Mitsuishi Ken (Actor)
| Nakagawa Anna (Actor)
| Nakatani Miki (Actor)
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YesAsia Editorial Description
After the success of RING and RING 2, director Hideo Nakata decided to take a break from the horror genre to make this thriller. CHAOS begins as a couple--Takayuki (Ken Mitsuishi) and Satomi (Miki Nakatani)--go out for lunch. Afterwards, Satomi disappears, and it is not long before Takayuki, a businessman, begins receiving strange ransom demands. As the relationship between Satomi and her captor, Goro (Masato Hagiwara), is revealed, the film begins to unfold a labyrinthine plot where nothing is as it appears.
Although CHAOS opens with what seems to be a standard thriller plot, Nakata and screenwriter Hisashi Saito have created a unique movie that blends genres while invoking a number of classic films, including Akira Kurosawa's HIGH & LOW and Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO. Placed out of sequence, the pieces of Nakata's puzzle are arranged so that the audience is consistently off balance. In the process, the director creates a thoroughly engaging neo-noir suspense film that's sure to keep viewers guessing up until the very end.
"Nakata scrambles the chronology....He gives the proceedings a genuine sense of dread."
- David, Cox (Uncut Critic), Uncut, 11/01/2004
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| Product Title: | Chaos (US Version) Chaos (US Version) Chaos (US Version) Chaos (US Version) Chaos (US Version) |
| Also known as: | Hideo Nakata's Chaos Hideo Nakata's Chaos Hideo Nakata's Chaos Hideo Nakata's Chaos Hideo Nakata's Chaos |
| Artist Name(s): | Nakamura Atsuo (Actor) | Mitsuishi Ken (Actor) | Nakagawa Anna (Actor) | Nakatani Miki (Actor) | Tokui Yu | Kawai Kenji 中村敦夫 (Actor) | 光石研 (Actor) | 中川安奈 (Actor) | 中谷美紀 (Actor) | 德井優 | 川井憲次 Nakamura Atsuo (Actor) | 光石研 (Actor) | 中川安奈 (Actor) | 中谷美纪 (Actor) | 德井优 | 川井宪次 中村敦夫 (Actor) | 光石研 (Actor) | 中川安奈 (Actor) | 中谷美紀 (Actor) | 徳井優 | 川井憲次 Nakamura Atsuo (Actor) | Mitsuishi Ken (Actor) | Nakagawa Anna (Actor) | Nakatani Miki (Actor) | Tokui Yu | Kawai Kenji |
| Director: | Tokui Yu 德井優 德井优 徳井優 Tokui Yu |
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| Release Date: | 2003-04-15 |
| UPC Code: | 738329028220 |
| Language: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English |
| Country of Origin: | Japan |
| Picture Format: | NTSC What is it? |
| Aspect Ratio: | Letterboxed |
| Color Information: | Color |
| Disc Format(s): | DVD |
| Region Code: | 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it? |
| Rating: | Not Rated |
| Publisher: | Kino on Video |
| Package Weight: | 108 (g) |
| Shipment Unit: | 1 What is it? |
| YesAsia Catalog No.: | 1004415246 |
Product Information
Director: Hideo Nakata
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
Letterbox - 1.85
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
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August 26, 2002
This customer review refers to Chaos (Korean Version)
August 26, 2002
This customer review refers to Chaos (Korean Version)
Memento meets Malice
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Chaos is told much like Memento in that flashback scenes are entwined with present tense scenes. Sometimes it can be a little disorienting, but it all clicks into place sooner or later. It never achieves 'creepy' or 'scary' status but I don't suppose it was ever meant to. It does, however, illustrate a well-planned thriller told in a manner that drives your desire to know what key information is going to be revealed from the past that explains what just happened in the last scene. The level of character depth is mediocre, and is often confusing to a fault. Other times it seems inconsistent. But the overall story and the way it's told is what makes 'Chaos' worth watching. It's truly like a surreal jigsaw puzzle: with every piece you snap into place, you realize more and more that the picture on the box isn't quite the same as the picture of the puzzle. |
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