Before even watching the film; just looking from the list of well know actors you know this film is going to have good acting at least!



List of Actors:

• Tatsuya Fujiwara - Always been an amazing actor and played a character you'd expect him to play =D
• Haruka Ayase - Again plays a character you 'think' she would play ;) Terribly beautiful and amazing actress!
• Aya Hirayama - Never seen her act before but her character was a pain!
• Satomi Ishihara - Never really liked her but her character was (luckily) less toned down than what she's played before ^_^ Her ending was satisfactory haha
• Shinji Takeda - Again, another I haven't seen but played his character really well and convincing and enjoyable to watch!
• Tsuyoshi Abe - Always been a great actor but I wish he'd play a lighter role for once xD
• Kinya Kitaoji - He was amazing in this film, must see him in more!
• Nagisa Katahira - I think I've seen her before. Nevertheless, a cute and realistic character =D
• Takurô Ohno - I liked his character but I wish we could've heard his story, very intredging ^_^
• Masanori Ishii - Short but sweet character, bit CRAZY though o_O

Summary:
'Ten people gather together at a complex named “Ankikan” after hearing of a short term job paying 112,000 Yen ($1,236 USD) per hour. The ten people are informed that they will be monitored 24 hours a day for 7 days straight in a psychological experiment. They are then sent to individual rooms with a different weapon located in each room. Once they are locked in they learn the rules of the psychological experiment. 1.) Each person must return to their room by 10 PM. 2.) At the end of 7 days or when there are only two surviving members left alive the experiment will end. The next day a person is found shot to death. Now, what looked like a dream job will turn into a nightmare ...'



Facts:
1. "The Incite Mill" is a 50th anniversary project commenced by Horipro management company. All ten of the main actors awork under Horipro management company. The tenth main performer will be decided after a Janaury 31st, 2010 audition held by Horipro.
2. Based on the 2007 novel "The Incite Mill" by Honobu Yonezawa.
3. Filming began March, 2010.
4. The theme song is "Shinjite Miru" performed by May'n.



The film starts fairly enigmatic: who are these people, why are they there?
And then slowly (over the first 20minutes or so) everything is explained and rules are in place. THIS is where it gets REAL interesting!

Deaths here and there, mysteries, twists, turns, torture, fighting, slightly romance, everything happens! Extremely intense! Especially when they go on patrolling while the GUARD is out as there is a risk of being killed and a romantic scene is thrown in and then nearly getting caught.



I was actually hoping there'd be an intense romantic/sex scene between Yuki and Suwana:
A. Because we knew they liked each other.
B. It'd add extreme tense of them being caught by the GUARD =D

I really did not like that GUARD; pretended to be fair but FUDGED them over o_O xD

All the characters are individual and different but are able to relate somehow, eg. Fujiwara's Character 'Yuki' was able to help (fron past memories/experience) a guy stop drinking.
These twists and turns happen all the way up to even the last MINUTE of the film!



The last 10 minutes of the film is where it really picks up tension and speed but nevertheless, all the rest is definately a "gripping the sheets" and "on the edge of your seat" feelings.

A small (film study) comment on cinematography (camera shots) very nice shots and I loved the angles on the close ups and the colouring in this film was great and the use of music and sound was extremely effective (especially the patrolling part!) so yeah overall EXTREMELY enjoyable, definately watch again and again and VERY tense! =D



Overall: Amazing =D

There was only one tiny character flaw that annoyed me (Ayase betrayed Fujiwara =[) and you may understand it when it's at the end ^_^  

I will definately by on DVD one day =D