The Human Chair
1997, Japanese. Directed by Toshiyuki Mizutani.
After seeing her husband off to work, the young author identified only as Yoshiko sets off to read the large collection of letters she received from other young authors. These are often letters containing samples of their work for critique. One large envelope contains a letter. The letter-writer does not provide his name. The letter is a confession of crimes. The letter-writer has no family or friends, and claims to be "ugly beyond description". He is a chair maker and loves his work and all the chairs he creates, even going so far as to claim some sort of intangible connection to his work.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 19 April 1997
- Original title
- 人間椅子
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshiyuki Mizutani
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The Human Chair runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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The Human Chair isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 April 1997. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Human Chair?
The Human Chair (1997) was directed by Toshiyuki Mizutani and stars Misa Shimizu, Jun Kunimura, Kazuhiro Yamaji.