SPEC: Zero vs The Tale

SPEC: Zero has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.1/10 for The Tale). The Tale is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 18m. SPEC: Zero is the older of the two (2013 against 2018). Both are drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

SPEC: Zero posterSPEC: Zero2013 VS The Tale posterThe Tale2018
SPEC: ZeroThe Tale
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.1/10
Year20132018
Length2h 18m1h 55m
GenresComedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, TV MovieDrama, Mystery
Country––
DirectorYukihiko TsutsumiJennifer Fox
Main castRen Osugi, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Erika Toda, Tetsushi Tanaka, Ryo KaseCommon, Frances Conroy, Jason Ritter, Ellen Burstyn, John Heard

Synopsis

SPEC: Zero

High school student Saya Toma lost her parents and younger brother in an airplane accident. Detective Akio Kondo came and told her "your family has a high possibility that they were killed by people who have spec." That was the first time she heard of "spec". 6 years later, Saya Toma, who has never forgotten what the Detective said, decides to become a detective. She returns to Japan after receiving training by the FBI in the United States…

The Tale

An investigation into one woman’s memory as she‘s forced to re-examine her first sexual relationship and the stories we tell ourselves in order to survive.

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