Don't Look Up (1996)
"Joyû-rei" (original title)

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Writers:

Hideo Nakata (story), Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay)

Stars:

Yûrei Yanagi, Yasuyo Shirashima, Kei Ishibashi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Yûrei Yanagi	...	Toshio Murai / the director
Yasuyo Shirashima	...	Hitomi Kurokawa / the seasoned actress
Kei Ishibashi	...	Saori Murakami / the debuting actress
Ren Ohsugi	...	Ootani / the cinematographer (as Ren Oosugi)
Takanori Kikuchi	...	Masaru Hayama
Hiroyuki Tanaka	...	Sekikawa (as Sabu)
Reita Serizawa	...	Sadaoka
Akira Hibino	...	Actor in the 1971 TV film footage
Hirofumi Kobayashi	...	Shigeru Mochizuki / the lead actor
Dan Li	...	Ghost actress
Daisuke Iijima	...	Police detective
Naomi Kojima	...	Actress in the 1971 TV film footage
Katsunori Someya	...	Tomoyasu
Yûken Yoshida	...	Kasuya
Toshie Negishi	...	Tokiko Tsutsumi / Hitomi's agent

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

film within a film | director | film making | falling from height | ghost | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

2 March 1996 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Ghost Actress

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Bitters End, WoWow

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Ring (1998)

User Reviews

Dull

It doesn't even merit a review, other than as a warning to potential viewers. It's a somewhat generic ghost story about an actress haunting a studio during the filming of a WWII period drama. There's no fear involved, no suspense whatsoever, nor any surprises. One shocking moment that looks a bit too silly to be shocking. The visual style is very flat and dull, although there is some really nice editing once in a while. The story never comes together, and the films is really just a total bust. 4/10.