Junko was born with a type of ESP called pyrokinesis which she can use to incinerate anyone and anything at will. Junko is secretly in love with Kazuki, a young man who works with her. His sister is killed and a boy named Masaki suspected but the police don't arrest him. Junko tells Kazuki about her powers and takes revenge.
Acting
Akiko Yada's restrained fury—she barely moves, you feel everything.
Direction
Kaneko brings kaiju-scale emotion to intimate scenes.
Cinematography
Rain-soaked Tokyo nights that glisten like wet asphalt memories.
Director
Shusuke Kaneko
Akiko Yada
Junko Aoki
Kaori Momoi
Chikako Ishizu, the Detective
Hisashi Yoshizawa
Kouichi Kido
Hideaki Ito
Tada Kazuki
Ryuji Harada
Yasuaki Makihara
Masami Nagasawa
Kaori Kurata
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Yoshihiro Hasegawa
Ayako Fujitani
Waitress
Renji Ishibashi
Police Sergeant
Koichi Ueda
Riot Policeman
Hirotaro Honda
Mr. Kogure
Yukijiro Hotaru
Hasaba
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Miyuki Miyabe's novel 'Pyrokinesis,' which became a bestseller before this adaptation tanked at the box office.
Released in 2000, it captures the specific dread of Japanese office ladies (OLs) trapped in dead-end pink-collar work—then literally sets it on fire.
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