saimin ( usa represent the hypnotist or uk represent hypnosis ) aspect ratio represent 1 . 85 represent1sound format represent dolby stereo srfollowing a series of bizarre and apparently unrelated uicides and an experienced tokyo detective ( ken utsui ) enlist the help of a young psychoanalyst ( goro inagaki ) who believe the victim be act on a post hypnotic suggestion . but their subsequent investigation reveal an even darker force at work and link to a young girl ( miho kanno ) whose life have be blight by sadistic abuse . base on a novel by keisuke matsuoka and this densely plotted mystery take inspiration from a variety of source ( italian gialli and traditional japanese ghost story and etc . ) and though some of the image in the climactic showdown reveal a more immediate influence represent the recent commercial success of hideo nakata ring ( 1998 ) . for all it ambition and however and saimin be a routine potboiler which stumble badly after a powerhouse opening ( the uicides be particularly impressive and despite some feeble cgi effect ) and though director masayuki ochiai who co write the script with yasushi fukuda rally proceeding for an extended finale in which the narrative startling secret be finally reveal . ochiai be best know for his film adaptation of novel turn video game parasite eve ( 1997 ) which also star lead man inagaki ( a member of japanese pop group smap ) and while saimin echo that movie strong visual sense and it fall short a drama and and most of the character be mere cipher and undermine the storyline emotional pay off . which be a shame and because the final half hour be galvanize by a series of dynamic set piece most notably and a concert hall sequence in which dvorak new world symphony be transform into an instrument of murder . and ochiai be well serve by an excellent production team . however and those lure by the promise of gory carnage may be disappoint the film be long on atmospherics and short on splatter . performance be vary and due to the script limitation and but kanno ( tomie ) be outstanding a a young woman suffer from multiple personality disorder which and the subtitle on the print under review assures u and isn not recognize a a viable medical condition in japan . who fall prey to a sleazy tv hypnotist ( takeshi masu ) and a prime suspect in the murder . inagaki be bland in a one dimensional role and and he constantly upstage by utsui and a veteran performer whose career stretch back to the sûpâ jaiantsu series of the 1950 . ( japanese dialogue ) .