---
title: 'Saimin (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Masayuki Ochiai'
released: '1999-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/saimin-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228807/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Saimin (1999)

1999 · 110 min · Horror · Japan

Original title: 催眠

## Synopsis

Saimin , also released as The Hypnotist in the United States on DVD, is a 1999 Japanese horror film. The film is directed by Masayuki Ochiai and is based on a novel by Keisuke Matsuoka. A string of suicides prove to be linked. The death of a young athlete, a groom at his wedding and an elderly man celebrating his wife's birthday. All three of these males have mentioned a "green monkey" before their death. The psychologist Saga, played by Goro Inagaki investigates this case. A young psychiatrist teams up with him to formulate the theory that includes the element of hypnosis.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Masayuki Ochiai](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-ochiai)
- **Screenplay:** [Yasushi Fukuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasushi-fukuda)

## Cast

- [Miho Kanno](https://cinepixo.com/people/miho-kanno)
- [Takeshi Masu](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-masu)
- [Ken Utsui](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-utsui)
- [Gorō Inagaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/goro-inagaki)
- [Ren Ōsugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-osugi)

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