Killers

Plot synopsis:
Nomura Shuhei (Kazuki Kitamura), a young charismatic and well liked Japanese executive, turns out to have a dark side. He kills people and documenting them in a video. Besides that, Nomura also uploaded videos of the killing on the internet in order to be seen by all people for the sake of personal satisfaction.
On the other side of the earth, Bayu Aditya (Oka Antara), an ambitious Indonesian journalist who was broke. His obsession to uncover the case of a politician named Dharma (Ray Sahetapy), makes his relationship with his wife Dina (Luna Maya) and his career fell apart.
When his life was filled with problems, Bayu saw one of Nomura's video and began to find his other side. Bayu was inspired to do the same thing to be a serial killer. He started to form his own character and start killing in the name of justice, then uploading the videos to the internet.
Unexpectedly, Bayu's video got a response, as well as Nomura's video. Then they were connected via the Internet and the bond between them became more complicated. Since then, Nomura decided to see Bayu

Tags: violence

Review:
It's a film of two halves, one that tells two separate story lines that gradually merge before meeting up at the climax.The initial storyline is a Japanese-based tale about a guy who goes around murdering beautiful young women in the most vicious way imaginable.
Needless to say it's gripping, with subtle acting and a mature approach to the story.The second storyline is set in Indonesia, and brings to mind the world of THE RAID and its sequel; a couple of actors from those films feature prominently.
The film's heart is present in the form of the likable Oka Antara, a guy who goes on a dark yet gripping journey.The storyline is unpredictable throughout, only becoming predictable for the violent climax.
The reason it's so good is that it focuses on the psychology of the killers, which makes this much more than another boring slasher.
I had no idea in the beginning that "Killers" was a collaboration between Indonesian and Japanese filmmakers.
I guess it must be very easy to commit murder in Jakarta and get away with it.Another incoherence is the Japanese serial killer's ability to exactly locate the Indonesian man's address in Jakarta.
While there are lots of good ideas in this movie, the rest makes you wonder why they actually bothered with it.
The cinematography really is exquisite, and the whole film's aesthetic reminds me of the TV show Hannibal, in that it uses a slot of slow-motion and classic musical pieces as well as looking very elegant despite a lot of disturbing content and gore.
i think mo brothers wanted to disturb the audience by its story rather than the killing scene itself.
to me its like a drama movie with serial murder spice in it.
don't get it wrong,its good and refreshing since I've never seen things like this in local box office and pretty rare in Hollywood,but Mo Brother failed to hold the tension,this movie gives you a good chills and fun discussion after watching it but obviously far less powerful than Snowtown, (an Australian serial-murder drama,most disturbing movie I've ever seen).
i think k.kitamura and o antara saved this movie,their acting skill is top notch and the major high light in this movie!,and im glad im gonna watch this duo again in the raid 2!
Don't miss out on this movie, and if you seen I saw the Devil then you must watch this .I saw a trailer recently and I had no Idea what was going on in the trailer.
The movie revolves around a Japanese psychopath who kills for the fun and feeling of it.
There are very few movies in which they show the mind of a killer and how he thinks at times.
They said, the movie is slow, hard to watch, absolutely predictable, bla bla bla and especially etc.
The best for this film to be loved by you, is to have that special interest for ALL kinds of Psycho - Movies, in any kind, and especially that sweet special interest for stunning character-developments.
So please, anyone that got that hard stomach to take this kind of film......HERE IS OUR NEW MASTERPIECE--- Which is, honestly, the best Homage, to so many great movies i love, movies that are done by people, loving what they are doing, loving the source of their drive.
While through this, repeated said, it is a good movie for someone, but a Masterpiece for the right ones.Thank you for reading this very subjective Review.Sincerely your'sBugs Bundy.
The movie is pretty violent (maybe one connection to The Raid) and very convoluted too.
Two men from different cultures, a journalist investigating a corrupt rich man in Jakarta, and a banker turned serial killer from Tokyo meet in a chat room and form an unholy alliance.
It runs a bit too long at two hours and eighteen minutes, but I still recommend Killers as one of the better films of 2014..
The tagline "Inside Us Lives A Killer" really tells us about this movie.The story is a little ..., you know, just like other psycho movies, we seldom understand why they became the way they are and why they do what they do.
And we weren't told about the backgrounds of the victims.It didn't bore me, I enjoyed the killings quite much.We were kept in edge with scenes that felt like final ones but they weren't.
This is what most of Indonesian movies are like.And then there were some stupid scenes that made me laughed mockingly.
Like, why would you ask "Who are you?" to a burglar/killer who wears a mask and points a gun at you at your house?Overall, this collaboration is good.
I hope Indonesian movie makers could learn a lot from collaborations like these in the future, and in time they would make good movies themselves..
The synopsis of this Japanese and Indonesian collaboration did have my interest grabbed, and I was somewhat excited to sit down and watch the movie.
However, I had set the movie up on a pedestal of sorts, because it didn't impress me one bit, and I found it to be just a very mundane and mediocre movie at best.The story is about two very different men, one in Japan and one in Indonesia, whom meet on a disturbing site that posts real videos depicting the moments of death of mutilated victims.
One kills simply out of sadistic pleasure and the other kills for a perverted sense of justice.Right, well the story was good at certain aspects, but at other aspects it was just a muddled mess which made very little logic or sense.What worked out for the movie was the acting, as the two main talents Kazuki Kitamura (playing Nomura) and Oka Antara (playing Bayu) really pulled their weight throughout the movie with their individual performances.The effects were also working well in favor of the movie.
And there is a fair amount of brutality and gruesomeness throughout the movie, so take that into consideration if you are easily offended by visual violence.However, the movie just had very little entertainment value, aside from showing some brutal and deranged murder scenes.
It was as if I was watching two different movies; one taking place in Japan and one in Indonesia.
And directors Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto (known as The Mo Brothers) were not really successful in trying to intermingle and merge the two story lines into a coherent and fulfilling movie.I found the overall result of the movie to be a tepid and mediocre one, and as such then I am rating it five out of ten stars..
i really love this moviesome people said that this movie just too gory with no reason well, actually the main highlight of this movie actually is the difference between these two charactersboth are killers but yet have very different reason itself the character development just spot on and i can't ask for moremain actors are great and i just so in love with this movie and personally i don't think this movie is too gory or sadistic it's pretty mild if you already watch the mo brothers work beforeall and all it's such a great movie.
I'd dub Killers' an 'arthouse psychological-thriller comedy', there isn't much I've seen like it.
With a lengthy two-and-a- half hour running time the film just manages to succeed in its ambitions despite some unevenness.The story chronicles two disturbed characters in opposite regions (Japan/Jarkata)and they're experiences.
Nomura (Japan) is the anti-hero protagonist; a proficient serial killer with a prolific selection of snuff films and an online fanbase.
In Jarkata we have Bayu, an ex-journalist turned novice killer who goes about his business righteously, killing only those who 'deserve it'.
The biggest surprise was its sense of humour; the audience were laughing at some truly reprehensible scenes, which is a sign of good black comedy.
Moreover, the humour is well-balanced with intense kill scenes, surreal and psychological imagery and plenty of suspenseful action throughout its running time.
Some great, modern and creative cinema going on here.For me there were clichéd, predictable scenes; but the filmmakers twist and flip 'em over like a pancake moments after that kept me guessing 'till the final and wonderfully satisfying end scene.
As I said in the intro - there's not much out there like 'Killers', so I recommend checking this movie out.A strong 7.5/10 from me..
Uncomfortable serial killer movie.
Too much violence, disturbing and overlong makes Killers hardly to watch for audience who seeks entertainment.
Fortunately the movie is saved by convincing performances from Kazuki Kitamura and Oka Antara.
Especially for Kazuki Kitamura, he seems enjoying his role as a psychotic fearless killer and somehow succeeded to annoy audience with his brutal gesture.
Perhaps Killers is not bad and still above average Indonesian movie that only offers immoral sensuality and horror.
But with inappropriate torture and some disturbing violence scenes give the movie unacceptable to see for audiences except for the genre fans..
Feels Like Two Different Films In One. I was pretty excited to watch this since the trailers looked good, but I must say I was let down.
You have the Japanese guy who is a pro serial killer and seems to have a troubled past, which I preferred of the two, and then you have the Indonesian guy who kind of becomes connected to the other guy.
There is no reasoning for this, other than the fact that they try to portray him as some kind of "Hulk" like character where he loses his mind and kills without regard, and all of a sudden he will snap out of it and regret it.
It's like two different directors shot their own films, and then added in scenes where the two main characters talk on webcam and the finale.
It just didn't work.If this had JUST been the Japanese guys story, I would have liked it a lot more.
His story had the most going on and brought up some interesting ideas that never really get fleshed out because we need to go back to the other guy in Indonesia.
A professional psychopath killer kills young women for amusement, for his peace of mind and capture those killings on camera and upload them on internet, he's a professional so he didn't use his own computer to upload these videos.
On other hand a journalist from jakarta got too impressed with those videos and unintentionally create a complicated relationship with that professional psychopath killer.
They start making conversation about killings and one killer suck out another killer from a common man, in my views not accidentally but intentionally....In my Views Killings was not that brutal or disturbing, there could be more gore and disturbance and violence if mo bothers try little hard, but overall killings was good not the best.
Secondly acting was fantastic by both killers it was my second experience with Oka Antara have to say he's a talented actor second killer "Kazuki Kitamura" was outstanding in this movie his dialogues and the way he was delivering them was astonishing.Overall 6 out of 10 because i didn't like the climax & ending, it was an amateur touch in the end of the movie..
Following two storylines that gradually become entwined, 'Killers' represents another calculated effort from Timo Tjahjanto and his brother: a dark psychological thriller that follows a serial killer and a journalist and their murky psyches that lead to their violent actions.Nomura is the charismatic but vicious psychopath who targets women, kidnaps them, and brutally kills them in a myriad of ways on film, then posts his kills online for the disturbing pleasure of voyeurs.
So begins a descent into bloodshed for Bayu, who's vigilante crusade unlocks grimy secrets while sending him down a path that almost feels like his true calling as he begins to interact with Nomura in more ways then he's comfortable.Despite the subject matter, the Mo Brothers are keen to keep a focus on their narrative and central characters.
This prevents the violence from becoming gratuitous for the sake of it, keeping the murderous acts horrifying and not nauseating for the inclination of viewer intensity.The story runs of steam towards the end, unable to sustain its carefully maintained momentum in the home stretch, but its an entertaining ride nonetheless.
The tone is dark, the kills are bloody, and the line between right and wrong is crossed and re-crossed.
It's a film that looks at the nature of violence, the catharsis of controlled torture, and saddles the viewer with plenty to contemplate as the story careers towards an inevitable showdown between two very unique yet ultimately villainous killers.7.5/10.
Several things we saw were illogical, which we can bear once but not too many times in the same film.
Marking the first collaboration between Japanese & Indonesian cinema, featuring many familiar faces from the cast of The Raid & The Raid 2, and giving its targeted fans their fair dosage of gore & violence, Killers is a blood-soaked tale of murder & obsession that manages to get many things right over the course of its runtime, only to throw it all away in its final moments.Killers tells the story of two men who live in two different nations but are connected by a single obsession.
One segment concerns a serial killer in Tokyo who likes recording his killings & posting it online.
The two eventually get in touch on the internet & begin to bond.Directed by the Indonesian duo known as The Mo Brothers, Killers is gripping, brutal & merciless when it's travelling the right path but it often deviates from that road, steps into the unnecessary & ends up feeling a bit overlong.
Dialogues are poor, acting is terrible, VFX is mind-numbingly bad in the climactic scene yet what keeps it going is its interesting premise & plenty of violence it has to offer.On an overall scale, Killers had the potential to reach the same heights as many South Korean thrillers but it unfortunately lets that opportunity slip by.
I was reading the reviews and decided to watch this movie.
What a great story line along with all the actions and violence.
I prepared to like this film because of the story concept alone.
It feels like watching a walking person who keeps stopping to look at his own feet instead of walking on.
When one brings two colorful cultures to match, probably for the first time, one doesn't leave it at a story of two psychopaths meet.
I believe the conceptualiser of this film wants to show us that different cultures can breed similar instinct of a psychopathic killer.
Morale to this behind-the-scene story is: even in an internationally cooperated filmmaking, one must let one person, Japanese or Indonesian, to be in charge of the storytelling.
The first half, the set up, was excellent: Japanese killer contacts Indonesian journalist due to a common interest.
Ultimately, a fairly good movie, but could have been even better..
Fans of "The Raid" franchise will be excited to know that Gareth Evans is a Producer on the second film from co-directors Kimo Stamboel and Timo Tjahjanto, self-billed as The Mo Brothers.
Neither "torture porn" nor "slasher film" are strong enough descriptions for this depraved psychological thriller that features hammers to the skull, razors to the throat, pliers to the neck, and a shootout that features the most gunfire ever recorded in one car.Oka Antara and Kazuki Kitamura (both from The Raid 2) escalate their art of torture and killing in a game of one-upmanship that is way beyond uncomfortable to watch.
The violence is brutal and gruesome, yet despite that, there is a certain style to the filmmaking that sets it apart from other films that strive simply for blood-letting.
While one of the killers has a bit of vigilante in him  Bayu (Amtara) is a failed journalist and evidently a worse husband  he seeks revenge on a gangster who continues to get away with domestic abuse (helping himself justify the need for murder).
Nomura (Kitamura) is the other killer and his mental illness stems from a childhood incident with his sister  though he hides behind a well-dressed facade as a businessman.The film plays off the strong vs weak element, as well as killing as an addiction, and more importantly, the use of social media as a way to have one's "work" seen by many.
It makes us wonder if the observation is really of the psychopaths or the viewers who watch the uploaded videos.
Four years ago, Mo Brothers kept me captivated through their 'Macabre', now they are once again making me dazzled when I watch KILLERS.
Bayu stories and Nomura shaped well, so that there is a sub-plot in Killers dragging but didn't feel forced.
The story runs slow, every second is filled with scenes that did not make the heart beats fast for audience like Mo Brothers' previous movie (Macabre, L for libido, Safe Haven), scenes of violence also is not as hard as Macabre (Rumah Dara), but believe me, Killers will make you crazy when it reveals its true face.
Fans of I saw the devil, Chaser, American psycho shud definitely check this dark psychological thriller..
Intense kill scenes, surreal and psychological imagery and plenty of suspenseful action throughout.
He has that killer appeal that is really interesting to watch.
Scenes that felt like final ones but they weren't.
The true Psychopath Nomura by Kazuki Kitamura and The Psychopath wannabe Bayu (Oka Antara).
While Nomura character is enjoying killing.
The story line is good but sometimes is hard to understand.
The reason behind why Nomura became a psychopath killer and Bayu became depress person is still unknown until the end of a movie.
And I think even the director is Indonesia but the story have Japan style a lot especially for the end of the movie.
All is dead.Overall I would like to say a very good spirit for Indonesia Movie.
Not all about sexy girl and cheap sensation.And the end , the movie make you think : everybody have a soul as killer deep inside.