Rent Dogra Magra (1988)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 46min
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- Synopsis:
- A man wakes in an asylum with no memory. Dr Wakabayashi helps him to recall his past in which he killed his bride on their wedding day. Part of his memory becomes linked to another doctor, Dr Masaki, and a manuscript, Dogra Magra. As the two doctors treat him, reality and fantasy become blurred and the patient becomes unsure of his identity or his doctors' experiments. The final feature film by Toshio Matsumoto (Funeral Parade of Roses) is an adaptation of the celebrated novel by Kyusaku Yumeno, a period set gothic tale with a sense of dreamy dread that recalls Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure and the locked room mystery of Shutter Island.
- Actors:
- Yôji Matsuda, Shijaku Katsura, Hideo Murota, Eri Misawa, Kyôko Enami, Hidekazu Nagae
- Directors:
- Toshio Matsumoto
- Producers:
- Shuji Shibata, Kazuo Shimizu
- Writers:
- Toshio Matsumoto, Atsushi Yamatoya, Kyuusaku Yumeno
- Aka:
- Dogura magura
- Genres:
- Classics, Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/10/2024
- Run Time:
- 109 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary by director Toshio Matsumoto (2003)
- Interview with Toshio Matsumoto (2003, 21 mins)
- A visual essay by programmer and curator Julian Ross (2024)
- Instructions on Ahodara Sutra (a popular Japanese chant delivered by Dr. Masaki in the film) by legendary street performer Hiroshi Sakano (16 mins)
- Trailer
- Gallery of rare sketches by production designer Takeo Kimura, newly scanned from the originals for this release
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