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Living Hell (2000): Cast

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Living Hell is a 2000 horror film starring Yoshiko Shiraishi as Chiyo, Sei Hiraizumi and Noboru Mitani. It runs 1 hour 44 minutes.

Living Hell (2000) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 44m (104 min)
Genre
Horror
Original language
Japanese
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Living Hell About?

The premise of Living Hell without spoilers.

Family is depicted as the source of all evil, echoing The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s gore and Hammer’s moody dread. After a savage massacre leaves only Chiyo and her granddaughter Yuki alive, they take shelter with distant relatives. Their wheelchair‑bound son foresees a dire fate; when the house is empty he endures increasingly sadistic games at the women’s mercy, turning his life into a living hell.

Living Hell Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • watching tv
  • slasher
  • family relationships
  • premonition
  • gore
  • old woman
  • wheelchair
  • vomiting
  • subjective camera
  • telephone call
  • flashback
  • chase
+38 more
  • bar
  • bare chested male
  • worm
  • whipping
  • vanishing woman
  • tooth pulling
  • tied to a bed
  • threatened with a knife
  • surrealism
  • suffocation
  • stupid victim
  • stun gun
  • police station
  • police car
  • pliers
  • physical torture
  • nurse
  • nightmare
  • mute girl
  • murder
  • misanthrope
  • psychiatric hospital
  • male protagonist
  • laptop computer
  • knife
  • insect
  • insanity
  • hospital
  • hit with a baseball bat
  • hit by a truck
  • grandmother
  • gash in the face
  • dysfunctional family
  • duct tape over mouth
  • disfigurement
  • death
  • death of protagonist
  • death of grandmother
Cast & crew

Living Hell Cast & Characters

Yoshiko Shiraishi leads the cast as Chiyo, with Sei Hiraizumi as The Inspector and Noboru Mitani as The Professor.

Also Starring in Living Hell

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Videos

Living Hell Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Living Hell.

Iki-jigoku - Trailer, japanisch
Details

Living Hell Also Known As

3 alternative titles, including “Iki-Jigoku” and “A Living Hell”.

Also known as
  • Iki-Jigoku
  • A Living Hell
  • 生地狱

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FAQ

Living Hell FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date

Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Living Hell, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Living Hell?

Living Hell runs 1 hour 44 minutes (104 minutes).

When was Living Hell released?

Living Hell was released on July 30, 2000.

Who is in the cast of Living Hell?

Living Hell stars Yoshiko Shiraishi as Chiyo, Sei Hiraizumi as The Inspector and Noboru Mitani as The Professor, among 8 credited actors.

Does Living Hell have a post-credit scene?

No. Living Hell has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is Living Hell in?

The original language of Living Hell is Japanese.

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