Synopsis
When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to instigate a string of suicides around the country, Detective Kuroda strives to find the answer, which isn't as simple as he had hoped.
Suicide Club (2001) is a 1h 39min drama feature film by Sion Sono. When the bizarre mass suicide of 54 high school girls throwing themselves in front of a subway train appears to insti...
Key facts
Cast
Masatoshi Nagase, Ryo Ishibashi, Sayako Hagiwara, Mai Hosho, Tamao Sato, Takashi Nomura, Akaji Maro, Hideo Sako
Original language
Japanese
First release
October 29, 2001 (Japan)
Setting
Tokyo
Filming locations
Tokyo
Crew
Screenplay
Sion Sono
Producer
Junichi Tanaka, Seiji Yoshida, Seiya Kawamata, Toshiie Tomida
Cinematography
Kazuto Sato
Editing
Masahiro Onaga
Music
Tomoki Hasegawa
Trailer
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Festival History
- Fantasia International Film Festival 2003 ★ Most Revolutionary Film
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | October 29, 2001 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 1, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Germany | September 24, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Italy | April 27, 2026 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United States | April 25, 2023 |
Full credits
| Director | Sion Sono |
| Cast | Masatoshi Nagase (Detective Shibusawa), Ryo Ishibashi (Detective Kuroda), Sayako Hagiwara (Mitsuko), Mai Hosho (Nurse Atsuko Sawada), Tamao Sato (Nurse Yôko Kawaguchi), Takashi Nomura (Security Guard Jiro Suzuki), Akaji Maro (Detective Murata), Hideo Sako (Detective Hagitani), Nao Nagasawa (Classmate), ROLLY (Muneo 'Genesis' Suzuki), Masato Tsujioka (Genesis' Gang), Kôsuke Hamamoto (Genesis' Gang), Yoko Kamon (The Bat / Kiyoko), Kei Nagase (Genesis' Gang), Maiko Mori (Kiyoko's Sister), Suzunosuke Tanaka, Kanako Hiramatsu, Keiko Suzuki, Ryuji Kasahara, Kimiko Yo, Kenjiro Tsuda, Mitsuru Kuramoto |
| Screenplay | Sion Sono |
| Producer | Junichi Tanaka, Seiji Yoshida, Seiya Kawamata, Toshiie Tomida |
| Executive producer | Atsushi Numata, Toyoyuki Yokohama |
| Cinematography | Kazuto Sato |
| Editing | Masahiro Onaga |
| Music | Tomoki Hasegawa |
Additional data: TMDB.
