Escape Captivity: The Movie (2008): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2008, Escape Captivity: The Movie is a thriller film directed by Daisuke Gotô, running about 70 minutes.

What it’s about. Sakurano plays a girl named Kimika who wakes up chained up in a dark boiler room, unsure of how she got there. She’s soon approached by a strange large man wearing a mask and using a creepy voice changer. The girl is the daughter of Daisuke (Kenji Ezure), the shrewd president of a general contracting company. Daisuke was too occupied with an ongoing sexual fling with his secretary (Asami) to notice that his daughter was missing at first, and his relationship with her was already strained due to a certain incident in the past, but when he receives a threatening phone call he eventually recognizes the gravity of the situation. Eventually, Kimika begins to calm down as her fear slowly turns into a perverse attraction to this strange person holding her captive. What is the kidnapper’s motive? And what is his true form? In the basement of a certain building, insanity merges with obscenity as the plot unfolds.

Who’s in it. Escape Captivity: The Movie stars Asami as Shigemi (Narumi) Ichinose, Ayana Chigawa, Kenji Ezure as Daisuke and Takao Itô, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.2/10, Escape Captivity: The Movie has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Escape Captivity: The Movie page.

If you liked it. Fans of Escape Captivity: The Movie tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Pulp Fiction, Parasite and Fight Club.