is a 2000 Japanese film directed by

Shusuke Kaneko is a Japanese filmmaker. Life and career Shūsuke Kaneko was born in Tokyo on June 8, 1955. According to the biography on his official website Kaneko was interested in science fiction, particularly Godzilla and Gamera films, from a young age. ...

. The film is about a woman with

pyrokinetic Pyrokinesis is the purported List of psychic abilities, psychic ability allowing a person to create and control fire with the mind. As with other parapsychological phenomena, there is no conclusive evidence in support of the actual existence of p ...

powers seeks to avenge the murder of her friend.

Plot

Junko Aoki is a caring girl who was born with Pyrokinesis, the ability to create and control fire. She is secretly in love with Kazuki Tada, who has the same job as her. When Kazuki’s sister is killed, the authorities display a shocking amount of apathy for the situation; when a boy named Masaki is suspected of being involved with the murder, the authorities do not take action towards him whatsoever. This angers Kazuki and Junko, and the two become allies, hoping to avenge the murder of Kazuki’s sister. Eventually, Junko tells Kazuki about her powers, which she uses as a means to help their goal of avenging the murder.

Cast

Akiko Yada is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Nikkan Sports Drama Grand Prix for ''Boku no Ikiru Michi''. Filmography Films * ''Pyrokinesis'' (2000) * '' Tales of the Unusual'' (2000) * ''Impossibility Defense' ...

as Junko Aoki *

Hideaki Itō is a Japanese actor. Biography Ito is best known for starring in the hit franchise ''Umizaru'' film series which consistently topped the Japanese box office of the year. He has also head-lined many other major Japanese films such as Takashi M ...

as Kazuki Tada * Ryuji Harada as Yasuaki Makihara *

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as Kaori Kurata

Production

''Pyrokinesis'' was based on two novels by

Miyuki Miyabe is a Japanese writer of genre fiction. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards, including the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature, the Shiba Ryotaro Prize, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Na ...

: Hatobuki Grass and

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Release

''Pyrokinesis'' was released theatrically in Japan on June 10, 2000 where it was distributed by

Toho is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer an ...

. The film was released directly to home video in the United States by

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on August 26, 2003.

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* 2000 science fiction films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Shusuke Kaneko Japanese science fiction films 2000s Japanese films 2000s Japanese-language films {{2000s-sf-film-stub