Infection | |
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Directed by | Masayuki Ochiai |
Screenplay by | Masayuki Ochiai[1] |
Story by | Ryoichi Kimizuka[1] |
Produced by | Takashige Ichise |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Hatsuaki Masui[1] |
Edited by | Yoshifumi Fukazawa[1] |
Music by | Kuniaki Haishima[1] |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese[2] |
Infection (感染, Kansen) is a 2004 Japanese horror film directed by Masayuki Ochiai. The film is about a run-down hospital where a doctor's mistake unwittingly creates horrific consequences for the staff at the hospital. The film was adapted from Ochiai's earlier screenplay from Tales of the Unusual. On its release, the film was part of the six-volume J-Horror Theater series.
On its release in Japan, it was the second highest grossing film at the weekend box office, only being beaten by I Robot.