''AI Amok'' () is a 2020 Japanese science fiction thriller film directed by
Yu Irie
is a Japanese film director / screenwriter who was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture.
After a number of short films, including ''Obsession'' and ''Seven Drives'' which were screened at the Yubari ...
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Takao Osawa
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Osawa starred in the 2002 film ''Filament'' and the 2007 film '' Midnight Eagle''. He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's '' A Terminal Trust'' and Takashi Miike's '' Shield of Straw''.
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Kento Kaku
is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has appeared in a number of feature films, television series, and stage productions. He is represented by Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura.
Biography
He made his acting debut in films in 2007. In ...
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Alice Hirose
is a Japanese actress and former model. She has a younger sister, Suzu Hirose, who is also a model and actress.
Filmography Television series
Films
Commercials
* Takamiya Gakuen - ''Yoyogi Seminar'' (2009-2010)
* Tomy - ''Love Digi'' Seri ...
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Takanori Iwata
is a Japanese dancer and actor. He performs with the J-Pop groups Sandaime J Soul Brothers and Exile. As a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received the Japan Record Awards twice. He earned his first leading role as an actor in the ...
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Masahiro Takashima,
Sei Ashina
, known professionally as , was a Japanese actress.
Career
She was born Igarashi Aya, and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model. She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tokyo Broadcasting System Televis ...
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Tina Tamashiro
is a Japanese actress and model. Tamashiro was born to an American father and a Japanese mother. She was scouted by the president of her agency when she was walking home with her friends. In July 2012, Tamashiro won the Kodansha sponsored Miss iD ...
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Kimiko Yo
is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for '' Departures'' an ...
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Nanako Matsushima
is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for starring in the horror film ''Ring'' (1998) and the drama series '' A Story of Love'' (1997) and '' I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper.'' (2011). The latter's final episode reached a viewer rating of ...
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Tomokazu Miura
is a Japanese actor.
Life and career
Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract. However, impressed b ...
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Cast
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Takao Osawa
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Osawa starred in the 2002 film ''Filament'' and the 2007 film '' Midnight Eagle''. He has also appeared in films such as Masayuki Suo's '' A Terminal Trust'' and Takashi Miike's '' Shield of Straw''.
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as Kosuke Kiryu
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Kento Kaku
is a Japanese actor born in Tokyo. He has appeared in a number of feature films, television series, and stage productions. He is represented by Amuse, Inc. His wife is actress Nana Eikura.
Biography
He made his acting debut in films in 2007. In ...
as Satoshi Nishimura
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Alice Hirose
is a Japanese actress and former model. She has a younger sister, Suzu Hirose, who is also a model and actress.
Filmography Television series
Films
Commercials
* Takamiya Gakuen - ''Yoyogi Seminar'' (2009-2010)
* Tomy - ''Love Digi'' Seri ...
as Kumi Okuse
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Takanori Iwata
is a Japanese dancer and actor. He performs with the J-Pop groups Sandaime J Soul Brothers and Exile. As a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received the Japan Record Awards twice. He earned his first leading role as an actor in the ...
as Makoto Sakuraba
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Masahiro Takashima
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Sei Ashina
, known professionally as , was a Japanese actress.
Career
She was born Igarashi Aya, and assumed the stage name Sei Ashina. Prior to her acting career, Ashina was a model. She made her acting debut in the 2002 Tokyo Broadcasting System Televis ...
as Maika Hayashibara
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Tina Tamashiro
is a Japanese actress and model. Tamashiro was born to an American father and a Japanese mother. She was scouted by the president of her agency when she was walking home with her friends. In July 2012, Tamashiro won the Kodansha sponsored Miss iD ...
as Mako Iida
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Kimiko Yo
is a Japanese actress. She was given Best Supporting Actress awards at the 2004 and the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival ceremonies. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 32nd and at the 33rd Japan Academy Prize for '' Departures'' an ...
as Eiko Tanaka
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Nanako Matsushima
is a Japanese actress and model. She is best known for starring in the horror film ''Ring'' (1998) and the drama series '' A Story of Love'' (1997) and '' I'm Mita, Your Housekeeper.'' (2011). The latter's final episode reached a viewer rating of ...
as Shota Hashimoto
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Tomokazu Miura
is a Japanese actor.
Life and career
Miura attended Hino high school in Tokyo. He was originally a member of rock group RC Succession, but was asked to leave the group by their management when they signed a record contract. However, impressed b ...
as Kyoichi Goda
* as Kensaku Kishi
* as Kokoro Kiryu
* as Kengo Maekawa
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as Hiroshi Okawara
* as Kengo Maekawa
* as Hideto Kominaga
* as Extremist
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Yukijirō Hotaru
is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the role of Gonza Kurahashi in the ''Garo (TV series), Garo'' television franchise.
He has played Tsutomu Osako, a recurring role in the Heisei Gamera trilogy, along with the 2003 independent film ''GAME ...
as Fisherman
* as Ikeda
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Reception
Tay Yek Keak of ''
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'' rated the film 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "This is a too-even, too-predictable flick crying out for a better ‘gotcha!’ ending than the one it thinks we'd be surprised by. It's still something that's pretty okay to see, but nope, there's no mind-blowing shock here."
Marcus Goh of ''
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'' gave the film a score of 3/5 and wrote that while it "tries its best to make you think about the subject matter, and it does have some interesting bits", it "ends up being bogged down by a horrific second Act, which completely deflates any tension that might have been generated in Act One."
James Hadfield of ''
The Japan Times
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''The Japan Times'' was launched by ...
'' rated the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that the film is "as cerebral as a conversation with a Pepper robot, but if you’re looking for an uncomplicated diversion, you could do far worse."
Film critic rated the film 2 stars out of 5.
References
External links
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* {{rotten-tomatoes, ai_amok, AI Amok
Japanese science fiction thriller films
2020s science fiction thriller films
Films scored by Masaru Yokoyama
Warner Bros. films