Long synopsis : Two twin brothers. Yukio the good son, the paragon, a gifted doctor, enjoying the privileges of his birth. Shakichi the bad seed, the prodigal. Torn from his brother at birth and left to die in the gutter. A vicious gangster driven by vengeance returning home to reclaim his own forbidden heritage. Two brothers who share only a face, a fate and a woman: the beautiful Rin. A brutal killer's moll. A society doctor's loving wife. Tsukamoto seamlessly welds his trademark hyperkinetic cybervisuals to a more studied, classic style, beautifully reminiscent of Ozu's greatest moments.

Cast

• Masahiro Motoki, Ryô, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Masako Motai, Renji Ishibashi

Crew

• Producer(s): Yasuhiko Furusato, Toshiaki Nakazawa, Futoshi Nishimura, Taishi Nishimura
• Director(s): Shinya Tsukamoto
• Screenplay: Shinya Tsukamoto
• DP: Shinya Tsukamoto
• Editing: Shinya Tsukamoto
• Original Music: Chu Ishikawa
• Set Design: Takashi Sasaki

• Original Title: SOSEIJI
• Genre(s): Drama, Thriller


• Production company: MARUBENI CORPORATION, HAUT ET COURT DISTRIBUTION
• Production date: 1999
• Language: Japanese
• Duration: 84 min
• Image Ratio: 1.85
• Sound Info: Dolby SR

• Venice Film Festival 1999
  
• Toronto International Film Festival 1999
  
• BFI London Film Festival 1999
  
• Stockholm Film Festival 1999
  
• Busan International Film Festival 1999
  Award(s) : Audience Award
• International Film Festival Rotterdam 2000
  
• Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival 2000
  Award(s) : Best Feature Film
• Sitges Film Festival 2000
  Award(s) : Best Original Soundtrack
• American Film Institute Film Festival 1999