Ju-Rei: The Uncanny (2004)

Japanese school girls die violently after seeing a man wearing a black hood.

Director:

Kôji Shiraishi

Writer:

Naoyuki Yokota

Stars:

Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Miku Ueno, Eriko Ichinohe

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chinatsu Wakatsuki	...	Noriko Maeda
Miku Ueno	...	Ri'e Kawashima
Eriko Ichinohe	...	Hitomi Hara
Ichirô Ogura	...	Kazushige Maeda
Hiromi Senno	...	Mayuko Maeda
Kenji Shio	...	Jun'ya Maeda
Yasuko Mori	...	Sumi'e Maeda
Kurumi Sawaki	...	Etsuko Yamaguchi
Yûrei Yanagi	...	Juku-kôshi Kasahara
Azusa Ônishi	...	Miho (as Betty)
Marie Takano	...	Asami (as Betty)
Mana Kitahara	...	Hikaru (as Betty)
Chihiro Mori	...	Kyôko (as Betty)
Riko Suzuki	...	Chitose Inui
Kazumi Nagashio	...	Michiko Inui

Storyline

Japanese school girls die violently after seeing a man wearing a black hood.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | backwards | 

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Taglines:

Terror comes in many forms... You're Next!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Connections

References Appleseed (2004)

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Soundtracks

Anata no inai ame
Music by Jun Takigawa
Lyrics by Yûko Ebine
Performed by Chinatsu Wakatsuki

User Reviews

I did want to catch up on some sleep...

This is a hard review to write and I'm trying to be nice but... this film was just boring. It has a very interesting premise and the actors are mostly solid enough to bring it around but it just... fell flat. I found myself bored, focused more on editing data than I was on the film, I couldn't focus on it, and almost fell asleep once or twice. The incorporation of the Grudge like sounds seemed much like a grab at trying to keep the audience listening - maybe it was inspired somewhat by the "Ju-on" films, maybe it was the same sound editor, but either way, it also fell flat. I really did try to like this but the only nice thing to really say is, "hey, this didn't 100% suck and come in at 1/10".

I'm a really big fan of Shiriashi Koji, and it pains me a little to be writing a mostly negative review for him, however, this is a nice look into where he started and how he developed and adapted when it comes up to films released after this.

More of an insight into a director rather than a horror film, "Ju-Rei" just left me wanting more and wishing I'd picked something else.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

24 October 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ju-Rei: The Uncanny

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nihon Sky Way (NSW), Pal Entertainments Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1