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Serpent's Path

Original title: Hebi no michi
  • 1998
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.5K
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Serpent's Path (1998)
JapaneseCrimeDramaThriller

A man enlists a friend to help him identify and exact revenge upon his daughter's murderer.A man enlists a friend to help him identify and exact revenge upon his daughter's murderer.A man enlists a friend to help him identify and exact revenge upon his daughter's murderer.

  • Director
    • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
  • Writer
    • Hiroshi Takahashi
  • Stars
    • Shō Aikawa
    • Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Yûrei Yanagi
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Hiroshi Takahashi
    • Stars
      • Shō Aikawa
      • Teruyuki Kagawa
      • Yûrei Yanagi
    • 11User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Top Cast15

    Shō Aikawa
    Shō Aikawa
    • Naomi Nîjima
    • (as Shô Aikawa)
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    Teruyuki Kagawa
    • Tatsuo Miyashita
    Yûrei Yanagi
    • Ôtsuki
    Shirô Shimomoto
    • Hiyama
    Kaei Okina
    • Ariga
    • (as Hua Rong Weng)
    Kaoru Sunada
    • Ôtsuki's Mistress
    Takumi Tanji
    • Boy, Girl's Younger Brother
    Kana Satô
    • Girl, Math Class Student
    Satoshi Morihiro
    • Okabayashi, Math Class Student
    Ayami Oda
    • Emi, Miyashita's Daughter
    Mizuho Tanaka
    • Nîjima's Daughter
    Kazutaka Niyama
    • Hiyama's Underling
    Yoshitaka Kowashi
    • Hiyama's Underling
    Hideo Usui
    • Hiyama's Underling
    Takeshi Ôshima
    • Hiyama's Underling
    • Director
      • Kiyoshi Kurosawa
    • Writer
      • Hiroshi Takahashi
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews11

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Having been offered a small budget to make two films, director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and writer Hiroshi Takahashi each hastily wrote scripts. Both were versions of the same basic premise: a father seeks vengeance. Hiroshi Takahashi wrote Serpent's Path (1998) and Kiyoshi Kurosawa wrote Eyes of the Spider (1998) with the collaboration of Yôichi Nishiyama , and Kiyoshi Kurosawa ended up directing both films.
    • Goofs
      At about 50 minutes into the film, the camera tripod is clearly reflected in the trunk of a car.
    • Connections
      Remade as Serpent's Path (2024)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • February 21, 1998 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Stezhka zmii
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Studios
      • Twins Japan
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 25m(85 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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