# The Brutal Insanity of Love (1993)

> A policewoman confronts sexual secrets and a widening chain of deaths while probing a college student's suspicious apparent suicide.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/72886

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Mystery, Horror
- Director: Toshiharu Ikeda
- Cast: Shiro Sano, Megumi Yokoyama, Kimiko Yo, Tatsuo Yamada, Kenji Imai, Akira Hamada, Yuma Nakamura, Midori Takei
- TMDB rating: 3.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174629/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: disturbing, lurid, paranoid, late night horror viewing, cult film marathon

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