The Man Behind the Scissors
2005, Japanese. Directed by Toshiharu Ikeda.
The Man Behind the Scissors centers around two serial killers: mastermind Yasunaga and helper Chinatsu. The two risk being found out when the police question them as witnesses to a gruesome murder they themselves may have committed. A quirky and perplexing police thriller centered around two murderers who thrive on slicing up schoolgirls. Calculated serial psycho Yasunaga (Tokokawa) and Chinatsu (Aso), his sweet female sidekick, find themselves being questioned as witnesses to a murder when their next potential victim turns up dead...with their M.O.
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 19 March 2005
- Original title
- ハサミ男
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshiharu Ikeda
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The Man Behind the Scissors runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).
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The Man Behind the Scissors isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 March 2005. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Man Behind the Scissors?
If you liked The Man Behind the Scissors, try Mindcage, The Woman in the Window, Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire.
Who directed The Man Behind the Scissors?
The Man Behind the Scissors (2005) was directed by Toshiharu Ikeda and stars Etsushi Toyokawa, Kumiko Aso, Hiroshi Abe.