Séance (2000): Cast & Plot
Séance is a 2000 drama horror film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, starring Koji Yakusho as Sato, Koji Sato and Jun Fubuki. It runs 1 hour 36 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 36m (96 min)
- Director
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Twins Japan
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Séance About?
The premise of Séance without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
When a psychic housewife and her husband stumble upon a kidnapped girl, they decide not to involve the police. Instead, they devise a scheme to achieve fame by posing as a psychic consultant for law enforcement, claiming they can locate the missing child. Their deception quickly spirals out of control as terrifying events begin to unfold.
Séance Themes & Keywords
· 18 tags- japanese drama
- japanese remake
- psychic
- ghost
- police
- remake
- fire
- foreign language adaptation
- sound
- dead child
- pedophilia
- seance
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- kidnapping
- haunting
- pedophile
- police investigation
- doppelganger
- based on novel
Séance Cast & Characters
Koji Yakusho leads the cast as Sato, with Koji Sato and Jun Fubuki as Junko Sato. Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa; 17 actors are credited in all.
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Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Koji Yakusho as Sato
- Koji Sato
- Jun Fubuki as Junko Sato
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi as Hayasaka
Also Starring in Séance
· 13 more- Ren Osugi Restaurant Customer
- Ittoku Kishibe College Professor
- Show Aikawa Shinto Priest
- Kitaro Detective
- Hikari Ishida Junko's Customer
- Hajime Inoue
- Masahiro Toda
- Daikei Shimizu Tazaki
- Ryuji Yamamoto
- Michisuke Kashiwaya
- Kazuya Horiguchi
- Shiuri Isobe
- Megumi Wakabayashi
More from Kiyoshi Kurosawa
More films directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, best-rated first: Tokyo Sonata, The Samurai and the Prisoner, To the Ends of the Earth and Cloud.
Séance Plot Summary
What happens in Séance from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Koji Sato is a mild-mannered sound technician who is married to Junko Sato, a waitress with powerful psychic abilities. These abilities allow her to see and communicate with spirits, but they intrude on her day-to-day life and complicate her ability to hold a regular job. She hopes to build a business around her talents, yet she faces a skeptical world and a difficult path to prove herself.
Through Hayasaka, a young graduate student in psychology, she is drawn into a study of the paranormal, eager to demonstrate her skill as a medium. This collaboration pulls her into the orbit of a police investigation into a kidnapping case, a deranged ex-cop at the center of the crime, and the pressure to show that the unbelievable can be real.
Full summary
The whole story of Séance, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Séance?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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What is Koji Sato's profession?
Séance Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Seance” and “Kôrei”.
- Also known as
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- Seance
- Kôrei
- Seance (Ko-Rei)
- Seance - Das Grauen
- 강령
- 降灵
- 降霊〜KOUREI〜
- Спиритический сеанс
- สื่อวิญญาณหลอน
- 降靈
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Movies Like Séance
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Seance, Seance on a Wet Afternoon and Sadako.
Séance FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Séance, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Séance?
Séance runs 1 hour 36 minutes (96 minutes).
When was Séance released?
Séance was released on August 7, 2000.
Who directed Séance?
Séance was directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.
More films by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Who is in the cast of Séance?
Séance stars Koji Yakusho as Sato, Koji Sato and Jun Fubuki as Junko Sato, among 17 credited actors.
Does Séance have a post-credit scene?
No. Séance has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Séance in?
The original language of Séance is Japanese.
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