Japan Synopsis
口裂け女2
“A classic horror thriller not to be missed!”
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu. The oldest sister, Yukie Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Sachiko works at a beauty salon and the youngest, Mayu, is on the track team in high school. Their happy, carefree lives are changed forever when Yukie's ex-boyfriend Suzuki commits an atrocious crime. Half-crazed and bent on revenge against the Sawada family, Suzuki mistakes Mayu for Yukie and pours acid all over her face. Overwhelmed by physical and psychological trauma, Mayu sinks deeper into depression and isolation, unresponsive to her sisters encouragement. Meanwhile, chilling news of a serial murderer, who preys on the alumni of Mayu's high school, sends shockwaves through their small town…
The 2007–2009 Japan Window
362 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Scissors Massacre sits at position #328.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Scissors Massacre premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,230 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (8th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #274 of 391 (top 70%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Earl Grey Film, KADOKAWA, Jolly Roger |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | March 22, 2008 |
| IMDb | tt1192612 |