Haze (film)

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Haze

Directed by	Shinya Tsukamoto
Written by	Shinya Tsukamoto
Starring	Shinya Tsukamoto
Music by	Chu Ishikawa
Cinematography	Shinya Tsukamoto
Editing by	Shinya Tsukamoto
Distributed by	Gold View Company Ltd.
Release date(s)	October 1st, 2005
Running time	49 min
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
IMDb profile

Haze is a 2005 thriller/horror film written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto. The film has been described by critics as a hybrid between Saw and Cube.

1 Plot synopsis
2 Cast
3 Film Festivals
4 Trivia
5 Haze on DVD
6 External links

[edit] Plot synopsis

A man wakes up in a small concrete space. He can barely move and has no recollection of why or how he came to be there. He starts to crawl.

[edit] Cast

Shinya Tsukamoto
Kahori Fujii (as Kaori Fujii)
Takahiro Kandaka
Takahiro Murase
Mao Saito
Masato Tsujioka

[edit] Film Festivals

Listed chronologically:

Jeonju International Film Festival (April 28th, 2005)
New York Film Festival (October 1st, 2005)
Lyon Asiexpo Film Festival (November 12th, 2005)
FilmAsia Festival (December 3rd, 2005, www.filmasia.cz)
Cologne Cineasia Film Festival (December 10th, 2005)
Mar del Plata Film Festival (March 11th, 2006)
Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival (April 21st, 2006)

[edit] Trivia

Two versions of the film exist: the original release, a short 25 minute version; and what Director Tsukamoto entitled the "Long Version", which runs 49 minutes. ^[1].

[edit] Haze on DVD

Haze was released on DVD in the UK on May 22nd, 2006.
The UK Version contains the following special features:
- Making of Haze Featurette
- Image Gallery
- Filmographies
- Trailers
Haze was also released on DVD in Germany on Octobre 2006.