Crossfire (2000 Japanese Film)

Crossfire, released in Japanese as Kurosufaia, is a 2000 Japanese thriller film directed by Shusuke Kaneko. The film explores themes of extrasensory perception, focusing on characters with supernatural abilities navigating crime and vengeance.

Poster image of the 2000 Japanese film Crossfire — Pyrokinesi, released as Crossfire in Japan.

Production and Release

The film was directed by Shusuke Kaneko, with a screenplay co-written by Kota Yamada, Masahiro Yokotani, and Kaneko himself. Kenji Takama served as the cinematographer. Crossfire was released in Japan on June 10, 2000, and has a runtime of 115 minutes.

Plot

Junko Aoki is an ordinary office worker born with pyrokinesis, allowing her to ignite objects using her mind. Following her mother's advice to suppress her dangerous abilities, she keeps her power secret while harboring feelings for her co-worker, Kazuki Tada. When Tada's sister Yukie is murdered by a minor named Kogure who evades justice due to his age, Tada seeks private vengeance. Junko reveals her extraordinary powers to Tada and resolves to punish the perpetrators.

Concurrently, detectives Chikako Ishizu and Yasuaki Makihara investigate a string of mysterious fires connected to the murders. Another individual with extrasensory perception, Koichi Kido, attempts to recruit Junko. As Junko pursues Kogure, the detectives uncover another girl, Kaori Kurata, who possesses both pyrokinesis and psychometry.

Cast

Akiko Yada as Junko Aoki
Hideaki Ito as Kazuki Tada
Ryuuji Harada as Yasuaki Makihara
Masami Nagasawa as Kaori Kurata
Maya Hamaoka as Yukie Tada
Hisashi Yoshizawa as Kouichi Kido
Hidenori Tokuyama as Masaki Kogure
Toshiyuki Nagashima as Yoshihiro Hasegawa
Kaori Momoi as Chikako Ishizu
Ayako Fujitani as Waitress
Renji Ishibashi as Police Sergeant
Yukijiro Hotaru as Hasaba
Koichi Ueda as Riot Policeman
Hirotaro Honda as Mr. Kogure