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Toire no Hanako-san (1995)
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There are two versions of "Toire No Hanako-san." The first version, released in 1995, was set in an...
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A Japanese Chuckie, minus the corn
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(Credited cast) | Takayuki Inoue | ... | Takuya Sakamoto |
| Ai Maeda | ... | Natsumi Sakamoto |
| Yuka Kono | ... | Saeko Mizuno |
| Etsushi Toyokawa | ... | Yuji Sakamoto |
| Nene Otsuka | ... | Yuriko Suzuki |
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| Kanako Fukaura | ... | Hiroshi's mother |
| Yasuto Hida | ... | Degenerate |
| Maya Imuta | ... | Yuki Miyazaki |
 | Chiaki Kuriyama | ... | Little Child |
| Zo Ozawa | ... | Principal |
| Kotaro Santo | ... | Hiroshi Gato |
| Yuka Suzuki | ... | Kanako Ota |
| Naoto Takenaka | ... | Hiroshi's father |
| Kumiko Tsuchiya | ... | Miss Kubota |
| Sakae Umezu | ... | Tsubasa Sakamoto |
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Toire no Hanako san is a very scary and effective adaptation of the Japanese manga of the same name. Unfortunately, unless the viewer can understand Japanese, it may be a bit difficult to follow as a subtitled version does not apparently exist. Although many horror/suspense cliches are trotted out: the ouija board (although the Japanese version, kokkuri), whispered voices, an animated doll, and a group of kids that look like they stepped right out of a Japanese version of 90210 and always go into that darkened room when they shouldn't, the movie worked for me. I thought it was an original touch how the opening narration explaining the events was played over candid shots of the young students with black strips superimposed over their eyes so as to "protect" their identities from being linked to the events that transpire. The quick glimpses of "Hanako san" (we never really see the wholly reanimated version)build tension throughout the film a la the original Alien, and the climactic scenes in the crematorium were very unsettling. It's possible this film might one day come to the attention of someone in the US film industry and be re-tooled and adapted for a US audience. However, I hope this does not happen, as so much of the cultural context and plotlines are closely linked to elements of the Japanese educational system. I think the film would best be served in a subtitled release, and I believe it would find an audience. I enjoyed this film as did my 11 year old daughter and my wife, but would not recommend for younger than 12 years old or so.