Hiromi Nagasaku, Hitomi Sato, Koji Yakusho
Hayasaki is an inventor working on an Artificial Body. It is not going well and he is stressed out and on the verge of being fired from the research division of his company. His doppelganger appears t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 29, 2005
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Flixster Reviews (35)
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July 15, 2009Often, I find films that play on some grand metaphor to be more fun to think about than they are to sit through. Such was the case with Doppleganger for me. In typical Kurosawa fashion there is a sense of dread that lingers throughout the film but once it gets going it plays more...( read more)
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April 23, 2009This film seems to have people who really like it or really don't. I suppose I fall somewhere in between. After enjoying Cure so much, I was expecting as good of or better film but overall, wasn't too bad.
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January 13, 2008I saw this a while ago but it seems that Flixster has added it only now. Not that I really care, because this is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's worst movie by a mile. I honestly cannot remember a single thing about the plot except that it lacked any sort of conflict or character development....( read more)
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September 10, 2007Starts well, and then, for no reason, derails so badly in the second half i was wondering if Kurosawa just directed the first part and then dropped the whole thing. What starts as a strange psychological thriller ends up being some sort of silly road trip film full of slapstick c...( read more)
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June 1, 2008interesting concept, decent acting..but slow moving and film turns on its side from ghost /horror to more of a comedy..I ultimately gave up on this one!
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October 1, 2009This movie is the kind of movie that will have people loving or hating it. But I think one thing cannot be denied, this is amazing filmmaking. No one can really doubt the effects and effectiveness of the visuals in this movie. And the character development means something when yo...( read more)
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August 15, 2009Doppelganger was not like I had anticipated. It was not a horror film although it could have easily been made as one with a similair story. This is however such an unusual story that you'll have the feeling throughout the movie that something can't be right, that there is somethi...( read more)
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May 16, 2008One of the best from prolific Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Horror with a strong comic tone. What would YOU do if your evil twin was stalking you?
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