Product Details

• Actors: Yoshiko Kuga, Hizuru Takachiho, Ineko Arima, Kôji Nanbara, Kô Nishimura
• Directors: Yoshitaro Nomura
• Writers: Seicho Matsumoto, Shinobu Hashimoto, Yôji Yamada
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Homevision
• DVD Release Date: September 21, 2004
• Run Time: 95 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002KPHU6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #106,416 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Zero Focus" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

From Yoshitaro Nomura, the director of The Incident and Castle of Sand, comes the compelling mystery, Zero Focus (Zero no Shoten), in which a young woman hides a dark secret from those around her with devastating consequences. Photographed in moody black and white in near documentary style and based on a bestselling novel by Seicho Matsumoto, one of Japan's most famous mystery writers, Zero Focusis a brooding tale of intrigue and suspense that will hold the viewer spellbound until the final shocking minutes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Case of the MIssing Husband, July 11, 2005

By	vanhubris (Verona Beach, NY) - See all my reviews

This is a pretty good movie--filmed in a style similar to "Under the Flag of the Rising Sun"
Newlyweds- Teiko and Kenichi--are married for a week when Kenichi disappears without a trace-and we are shown Teiko's attempts to discover what happened and how.
She finds that her husband was an ex-policeman involved with prostitutes-is there a connection to this and his disappearance?
Soon her brother-in-law is poisoned--and another young woman commits suicide--apparently, after the suicide of her common law husband. Through a maze of false leads and disinformation-Teiko finally discovers what happened to her husband and how!
A very good mystery--my only complaint being that some of the transitions between scenes are a little too abrupt. All in all---a very good movie--well worth watching! Yoshiko Kuga does an excellent job as the abandoned wife!
Black & White--with sub-titles!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully gripping suspense drama, January 17, 2005

By	Kevin J. Kennedy "your humble servant" (Eaton Rapids, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Nicely acted, beautifully shot, intense drama. Brilliantly brings to life Seicho Matsumoto's story in true Hitchcockian style. Never a false step.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A DIM COPY OF AMERICAN NOIR MYSTERIES, April 15, 2008

By	Roy Clark "rclarknv" (Edge of Toiyabe Nat'l Forest, NV) - See all my reviews

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They got the look right. In fact, it's a explicit lift of the the film noir of the 40's and 50's. But there's no mystery here, just a string of events to lull the viewer to sleep, capped by a jumbled explanation of mundane events.

Not unlike Nomura's THE CASTLE OF SAND. Take two to sleep.