Original
Japanese Title: RAPURASU NO MAJO [Let Us Learn]
director: Takashi
Miike
starring: Shô Sakurai · Suzu Hirose · Sôta Fukushi · Rei
Dan · Lily Franky · Tao Okamoto
Based
on the book Rapurasu No Majo by Japan's #1 novelist Keigo
Higashino, this Takashi Miike film [his 102nd production] begins with
the deaths of two people, seemingly suffocated by hydrogen sulfide at
two different hot springs locations. Baffled by this unlikely occurrence,
the police enlist the help of geochemist Professor Shusuke Aoe (played
by pop icon Shô Sakurai, member of the boy band Arashito) help
them solve the case. He soon meets a mysterious young woman, Madoka,
with theories of her own about what will - and does - soon occur.
In essence, the crux of this SciFi Murder Mystery lies in a scientific
determination theory proposed by the 18th Century mathematician
Pierre-Simon Laplace, which became known as 'Laplace's Demon.' It states
"if someone [the Demon] knows the precise location and momentum
of every atom in the universe, past and future values for any given
time would be entailed... and can be calculated from the laws of classical
mechanics." In other words, a person who comprehends this theory
would have the
ability to predict and manipulate the natural order of the world to
one's own benefit.
This
is Takashi Miike's first big-screen project since getting involved in
the whimsical female superhero TV series Idol X Warrior: Miracle
Tunes!(2017+). His previous production
was the big-budget SciFi Actioner TERRA
FORMARS, on the heels of the eye-popping fantasy AS
THE GODS WILL. All of these projects represent a major departure
from his AUDITION,
ICHI
THE KILLER andDEAD
OR ALIVE days, as Japan's most prolific director has become
the most celebrated.
A Japanese
production English subtitles; widescreen format (16:9),
uncut (115 min. total), DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC,
playable on any American machine. Extras include original trailer.
Violence/Sexual
Situations
suggested for Mature Audiences