The Incite Mill Explained

The Incite Mill
Director:	Hideo Nakata
Producer:	Taka Ichise
Music:	Kenji Kawai
Cinematography:	Junichiro Hayashi
Distributor:	Warner Bros.
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

is a 2010 Japanese psychological thriller directed by Hideo Nakata.^[1] The movie is based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel The Incite Mill.

Plot

Ten people are promised a dream job that pays 112,000 yen ($1,236 US dollars) per hour, no experience or qualifications necessary. They are then taken to a remote underground complex where they are locked up and forced to participate in a murderous game that will last for seven days.^[2]

Cast

• Tatsuya Fujiwara as Rikuhiko Yuki
• Haruka Ayase as Shoko Suwana
• Satomi Ishihara as Miya Sekimizu
• Aya Hirayama as Wakana Tachibana
• Shinji Takeda as Sousuke Iwai
• Tsuyoshi Abe as Yudai Osako
• Kin'ya Kitaōji as Yoshi Ando
• Nagisa Katahira as Sawako Fuchi
• Takurō Ōno as Yukito Maki
• Masanori Ishii as Munehiro Nishino
• Yuki Furukawa as Indian Doll (voice)
• Daisuke Kikuta

Theme music

• Song title: "Shinjitemiru" (シンジテミル), translates to "See the Truth"
• Label: Victor Entertainment (VTCL-35101)
• Release date: October 13, 2010
• This is Nakabayashi Mei's 3rd single release under her stage name of May'n.

Production

On 18 January 2010 Horipro confirmed Hideo Nakata as director of the film adaptation of the 2007 mystery novel Inshite Miru (The Incite Mill) by Honobu Yonezawa.^[3] Shooting began in March 2010.^[4] Tatsuya Fujiwara, Haruka Ayase and Satomi Ishihara were cast in the leading roles.^{[5] [6]} Satoshi Suzuki wrote the screenplay.^[7]

Release

The film was released in Japanese theaters on 16 October 2010.^[8]

External links

• • • • J'Lit | Publications : The Incite Mill | Books from Japan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Full Trailer for Hideo Nakata's 'The Incite Mill'. 6 July 2010 .
2. Web site: New Trailer: Spend Some Time in Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill. 21 April 2010 .
3. Web site: Nakata to Direct The Incite Mill. 13 July 2012 .
4. Web site: ENOUGH of These Underground Games. Hideo Nakata, It's a Little Late.. 19 January 2010 .
5. Web site: Trapped in a House with a Madman in 'The Incite Mill'. 21 April 2010 .
6. http://www.nipponcinema.com/trailers/the-incite-mill-trailer/ Trailer – The Incite Mill: 7-Day Death Game (Inshitemiru: 7-nichikan no Desugeemu)
7. News: Hideo Nakata to direct 'Incite Mill' Horipro produces Japanese psycho thriller . Variety . Mark. Schilling. 18 January 2010.
8. Web site: Full Japanese Trailer: Hideo Nakata's The Incite Mill. 11 October 2012 .