Chaos (2000 film)

Chaos (カオス, Kaosu) is a 2000 Japanese mystery-thriller film, directed by Hideo Nakata. It stars Miki Nakatani and Masato Hagiwara. It is based on Shōgo Utano's novel Sarawaretai Onna (さらわれたい女, lit. The Woman Who Wants to Be Kidnapped).

Chaos
Film poster
Japanese name
Kanji	カオス
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Kaosu
Directed by	Hideo Nakata
Written by	Hisashi Saitō
Produced by	Satoshi Kanno Kimio Hara
Starring	Miki Nakatani Masato Hagiwara Ken Mitsuishi Jun Kunimura
Cinematography	Tokushō Kikumura
Edited by	Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Distributed by	Taki Corporation Suncent CinemaWorks
Release date	October 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Plot synopsis

A handyman (Masato Hagiwara) gets involved in a kidnapping scheme with the wife of a wealthy businessman. She lets herself be tied up and confined in his house while he sends the ransom demand. When he returns home that night, however, he finds her lying dead on the floor. In a panic, he buries her body deep in the woods and tries to return to his ordinary life. One day, he thinks he spots her walking down the street. Is his mind playing tricks on him, or has she somehow returned from the grave?

Cast

• Masato Hagiwara - Handyman/Gorō Kuroda
• Miki Nakatani - Satomi Tsushima
• Ken Mitsuishi - Takayuki Komiyama
• Jun Kunimura - Police Inspector Hamaguchi

Critical reception

The film received favourable reviews, garnering a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, certifying it as "fresh".^[2] and a 63 out of 100 grade on Metacritic, which means "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Remakes

The film was remade loosely in India as Woodstock Villa (2008), and in France as Iris (2016).