9 Souls

{{Infobox film | name = 9 Souls | image = 9 Souls film DVD cover (2003-2).jpg | alt = | caption = DVD cover | director = Toshiaki Toyoda | producer = {{plainlist|*Miyoshi Kikuchi *Keisuke Konishi }} | writer = Toshiaki Toyoda | screenplay = | story = | based_on =  | narrator = | starring = {{plainlist|*Yoshio Harada *Ryuhei Matsuda *Genta Dairaku *Itsuji Itao *Kazuki Kitamura }} | music = {{plainlist|*dip *Kazuhide Yamaji }} | cinematography = Junichi Fujisawa | editing = Mototaka Kusakabe | studio = {{plainlist|*Eisei Gekijo *Little More *TFC *Film Makers }} | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2003|7|19|Japan}} | runtime = 119 minutes | country = Japan | language = Japanese | budget = | gross = }}

{{Nihongo|'''''9 Souls'''''|ナイン・ソウルズ|Nain Souruzu|lead=yes}} is a 2003 Japanese crime drama film directed by Toshiaki Toyoda.<ref name="midnighteye">{{cite web|url= http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/9-souls/|title= 9 Souls|author= Tom Mes|date= September 4, 2003|access-date= September 2, 2014|work= Midnight Eye|archive-date= March 14, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190314173753/http://www.midnighteye.com/reviews/9-souls/|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="allcinema">{{cite web|url= http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=241424|script-title= ja:ナイン・ソウルズ (2003)|access-date= September 2, 2014|work= allcinema|publisher= Stingray|language= ja|archive-date= June 17, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130617004514/http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=241424|url-status= live}}</ref> It was released on July 19, 2003.<ref name="allcinema"/>

==Cast== *Yoshio Harada as Torakichi<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Ryuhei Matsuda as Michiru<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Genta Dairaku as Ushiyama<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Itsuji Itao as Fujio<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Kazuki Kitamura<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Kiyohiko Shibukawa<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Koji Chihara as Kazuma<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Mame Yamada as Shiratori<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Onimaru as Shishido<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Takako Matsu<ref name="midnighteye"/> *Takuji Suzuki as Inui<ref name="midnighteye"/>

==Reception== The film was part of the International Competition: Long Films section at the 18th Fribourg International Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.fiff.ch/en/festival/archives/films-2004.html|title= Films 2004|access-date= September 2, 2014|work= www.fiff.ch|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083900/http://www.fiff.ch/en/festival/archives/films-2004.html|archive-date= September 3, 2014|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> On ''Midnight Eye'', Tom Mes said the "film witnesses the birth of an assured, mature director capable of handling multi-character storylines with confidence."<ref name="midnighteye"/>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|0370244|Nain souruzu}}

Category:2003 crime drama films Category:2003 films Category:Films directed by Toshiaki Toyoda Category:Japanese crime drama films Category:Films about siblicide Category:Films about treasure hunting Category:2003 Japanese films Category:2003 Japanese-language films