Survive Style 5+ (2004)
Kernel Score: 79% · 217 ratings
Genres: Mystery, Comedy, Thriller
Released: 2004-09-25
Runtime: 120 minutes
Overview
Five bizarre stories with no apparent connection to one another eventually become intertwined, resulting in surreal circumstances.
Survive Style 5+ parents' guide: ages 14+
Parents need to know that Survive Style 5+ is an unrated Japanese dark comedy thriller with surreal violence involving a hitman and absurdist crime storylines.
- Violence & scariness: Moderate — Includes a contract killer and dark, surreal violent storylines played for absurdist effect.
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Director
Gen Sekiguchi
Cast
- Tadanobu Asano as Aman
- Reika Hashimoto as Aman's Wife
- Kyoko Koizumi as Yoko, Commercial Executive
- Hiroshi Abe as Aoyama, the Hypnotist
- Ittoku Kishibe as Tatsuya Kobayashi
- Yumi Aso as Misa
- Kanji Tsuda as Tsuda - Burglar
- Yoshiyuki Morishita as Morishita - Burglar
- Jai West as J - Burglar
- Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Killer's Translator
Survive Style 5+ FAQ
Is Survive Style 5+ good?
Survive Style 5+ has a 79% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 217 audience ratings.
Is Survive Style 5+ OK for kids?
Fresh Kernels suggests ages 14+. Parents need to know that Survive Style 5+ is an unrated Japanese dark comedy thriller with surreal violence involving a hitman and absurdist crime storylines.
What movies are like Survive Style 5+?
If you liked Survive Style 5+, try Pulp Fiction, Over Your Dead Body, Le Samouraï and No Tears for the Dead.