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Focus(1996)
Status: Released
Date: 1996-10-12
54%
9 Votes
Time: 1h 12m
Overview:
A short, direct and to-the-point media-commentary thriller. A sleazy TV producer trying to exploit a quiet otaku (an obsessive hobbyist) whose hobby is electronic eavesdropping ends up getting a lot more than he bargained for when they eavesdrop on the wrong conversation and he prods said otaku into helping him "investigate" the lead, only to find out that some things (and people) are not always as they seem, when a minor altercation causes things to take a rather nasty turn....
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Ace Pictures
Seiyu
Movie: Focus
Top 10 Billed Cast
浅野忠信
Kanemura
鈴木 弘一
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Overview
A short, direct and to-the-point media-commentary thriller. A sleazy TV producer trying to exploit a quiet otaku (an obsessive hobbyist) whose hobby is electronic eavesdropping ends up getting a lot more than he bargained for when they eavesdrop on the wrong conversation and he prods said otaku into helping him "investigate" the lead, only to find out that some things (and people) are not always as they seem, when a minor altercation causes things to take a rather nasty turn....
Release Date
1996-10-12
Average
5.4
Rating:
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Languages:
日本語Keywords
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