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　　赤松德郎是个脚踏实地的小型运输公司老板，一直努力维持公司，然而某天他公司的货车发生轮胎飞脱导致年轻母亲死亡的事件，在警方和媒体都认为他是杀人凶手之时，赤松查出全国都出现类似的事故，全部都涉及大型汽车制造商「希望汽车公司」的汽车，于是赤松为了证明自己无罪讨回公道，只身挑战庞大企业。

　　早见真纪子是在大型建筑承包商就职的精英女强人。早见专注工作，目前单身，但她其实是“深夜寻找内衣”的网站背后神秘的女神。她把贴身衣物藏在街道，给提示让人们去寻找。有一天，早见遇见了在公园露宿的葵。葵是网站“向丈夫复仇”上的一名颇有影响力的博主。她趁丈夫在外工作，秘密向丈夫复仇。在现代网络文化之下面对复杂的事件，两个女人关系渐渐密切。

　　Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.　　“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.　　The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.

　　知名摄影师木原坂雄大（斋藤工 饰）之前因一起火灾而陷入诉讼。火灾中，他所聘请的盲眼模特不幸身亡，木原坂本人也深受重伤。事后，他因涉嫌诱拐、监禁和谋杀而被起诉，但在律师的帮助下最终逃脱了制裁。此后，自由撰稿人耶云恭介（岩田刚典 饰）找到某周刊编辑主任小林良树（北村一辉 饰）。希望该周刊能够支持他对木原坂黑暗的一面展开调查。在获得周刊的同意后，耶云拜访了木原坂，得以近距离观察这位神秘摄影师的工作状态，了解其内心所想，并走访与他生命中息息相关的人，却没有料到自己正步步走入对方的陷阱……　　本片根据芥川赏作家中村文则的小说改编。

　　北川景子将主演同名小说改编的电影《虽然只是弄丢了手机》，由中田秀夫(《午夜凶铃》)执导，大石哲也(《去年冬天与你分手》)编剧。　　故事围绕主人公稻叶麻美展开——因男友弄丢了手机，麻美开始收到不明信用卡的支付信息，社交媒体上的信息也随之流出，而自己也被卷入意料之外的骚动中。同时，在偏远的深山里开始陆续出现年轻女性的尸体，连续杀人事件的搜查也即将开始…

　　在镰仓街道的一角，静静地坐落着一间默默经营旧书买卖的旧书店。　　这家店的主人是一位与旧书店完全不搭调的年轻貌美女子。只不过遗憾的是，女店主相当怯生，甚至让人为从事待客服务行业的她感到担心。　　然而，与待人冷淡的态度相反，她对书籍持有超乎一般人的异常热情，并拥有非比寻常的旧书知识。不论是什么样的谜团、秘密，只要是与旧书有关的事，她都能解开。　　这便是一本讲述“旧书与秘密”的故事