Kokkuri-san (1997)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Takahisa Zeze

Writers:

Kishu Izuchi (writer)
Takahisa Zeze (writer)

Release Date:

1 April 1999 (Singapore)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

Schoolgirls on the verge of adulthood know that boys can be feckless and girls treacherous. Three friends...

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Supernatural | Cult | Seance

Cast

Ayumi Yamatsu	...	Mio Minawa
Hiroko Shimada	...	Hiroko Mizuki
Moe Ishikawa	...	Masami Hirota
Rika Furukawa	...	Asaka Murakami
Saki Aoshima	...	Midori / Mio

Also Known As:

Kokkuri

Runtime:

Japan:87 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Certification:

Singapore:R(A)

Movie Connections:

References The Changeling (1980)

This movie is NOT Dark Water 2!!!

... despite what it says on the cover of my copy. Quite apart from anything else, Dark Water (Honogurai mizu no soko kara) was made in 2002, and Kokkuri was made in 1997. However, that said, there *are* definite similiarities in the cinematography, although Dark Water is an infinitely superior movie in almost every way.

I found this film to be pretty atmosphere-free, with dull acting and a half-baffling, half-teen-screamer plot, not even remotely scary. You don't even get to see very much in the way of supernatural manifestations: a few glimpses of a frankly ordinary kid in a red dress is about all. The supposedly climactic final scenes are limp and half-hearted, although the locations are quite nice. I'd save your money for the real sequel if I were you.