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  • Talking Head (1992)
  • 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Talking Head (1992)
105 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A revered director with an obscure style, Rei Maruwa, has gone missing during the production of his latest animated feature, Talking Head. With the deadline approaching and next to no progress made, the producer calls in a "shadow director...See moreA revered director with an obscure style, Rei Maruwa, has gone missing during the production of his latest animated feature, Talking Head. With the deadline approaching and next to no progress made, the producer calls in a "shadow director" with the ability to mimic any director's style. Arriving at the studio, he begins meeting with the eccentric crew members in order to understand the project, but soon they begin dying in the same order that he met up with them. See less
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Director
Writer
Mamoru Oshii (screenplay by)
Composer
Cinematographer
Production Designers
Hidefumi Hanatani (as Hidefumi Hanaya) | Ayako Matsuo
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Updated Oct 10, 1992

Release date
Oct 10, 1992 (Japan)

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Cast

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Shigeru Chiba
Rei Maruwa Rei Maruwa   See fewer
Tomoko Ishimura
Tamiko Kobayashi Tamiko Kobayashi   See fewer
Fumihiko Tachiki
Gen Handawara Gen Handawara   See fewer
Yoshikazu Fujiki
Jiro Itano Jiro Itano   See fewer
Keishi Hunt
Kazumaro Ito Kazumaro Ito   See fewer
Takashi Matsuyama
Toshiki Tahara Toshiki Tahara   See fewer
Natsumi Sasaki
Chie Sasaki Chie Sasaki   See fewer
Hisayoshi Izaki
Hiroshi Kitakubo Hiroshi Kitakubo   See fewer
Koichi Asuka
Shoichi Yamashita (as Masaya Kato) Shoichi Yamashita (as Masaya Kato)   See fewer
Zenchû Mitsui
Yasuo Handa Yasuo Handa   See fewer
Mayumi Tanaka
Shijimi Shiba Shijimi Shiba   See fewer
Kei Mayama
Aya Yasuda Aya Yasuda   See fewer
Kujira
Tsuya Yasuda Tsuya Yasuda   See fewer
Hiroko Kaneko
Secretary Secretary   See fewer
Shô Nobushi
Shinichi Unoyama Shinichi Unoyama   See fewer
Toshihiko Kameyama
Producer Producer   See fewer
Shin'ichi Ishihara
Ken Kawai Ken Kawai   See fewer
Mako Hyôdô
The Ghost The Ghost   See fewer
Tesshô Genda
Trailer Narrator (voice) Trailer Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Hirô Oikawa
Kiyokazu Morita Kiyokazu Morita   See fewer
Kôichi Yamadera
Shinichiro Otsuka (voice) Shinichiro Otsuka (voice)   See fewer
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