The Scissors Massacre
2008, Japanese. Directed by Kotaro Terauchi.
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Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town in Gifu. The oldest sister, Yukie Sawada, is engaged to be married, the middle sister, Sachiko works at a beauty salon and the youngest, Mayu, is on the track team in high school. Their happy, carefree lives are changed forever when Yukie's ex-boyfriend Suzuki commits an atrocious crime. Half-crazed and bent on revenge against the Sawada family, Suzuki mistakes Mayu for Yukie and pours acid all over her face. Overwhelmed by physical and psychological trauma, Mayu sinks deeper into depression and isolation, unresponsive to her sisters encouragement. Meanwhile, chilling news of a serial murderer, who preys on the alumni of Mayu's high school, sends shockwaves through their small town...
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kotaro TerauchiDirector
- Rin AsukaMayumi Sawada
- Yukie KawamuraSachiko Sawada
- Mayuko IwasaYukie Sawada
- Akihiro MayamaSeiji Moriyama
- Yousuke SaitoMitsuzo Sawada
- Miki HayashiJunko Muraoka
- ErinaKaoru Yamamoto
- Haruka NishimotoKimiko Yoshizawa
- Sari KurauchiTanaka
- Kōta KusanoKenji Kojima
- Masashi TaniguchiMasahiko Suzuki
- Hideo NakanoShohei Nemoto
Details
- Released
- 22 March 2008
- Original title
- 口裂け女2
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Carolco, Kotaro Terauchi, Yoshitsugu Sagami
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The Scissors Massacre runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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The Scissors Massacre isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Scissors Massacre?
If you liked The Scissors Massacre, try The Vanishing, Flower & Snake: Zero, Homunculus.
Who directed The Scissors Massacre?
The Scissors Massacre (2008) was directed by Kotaro Terauchi and stars Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Mayuko Iwasa.