Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
Director:
Kiyoshi KurosawaWriter:
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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Haruhiko Katô | ... | Ryosuke Kawashima |
| Kumiko Asô | ... | Michi Kudo | |
| Koyuki | ... | Harue Karasawa | |
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Kurume Arisaka | ... | Junko Sasano |
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Masatoshi Matsuo | ... | Toshio Yabe |
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Shinji Takeda | ... | Yoshizaki |
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Jun Fubuki | ... | Michi's mother |
| Shun Sugata | ... | Boss | |
| Show Aikawa | ... | Employee (as Shô Aikawa) | |
| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Ship Captain | |
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Kenji Mizuhashi | ... | Taguchi |
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Takumi Tanji | ... | Man with Bag |
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Hassei Takano | ... | Student A |
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Atsushi Yuki | ... | Student B |
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Go Takashima | ... | Student C |
After one of their friends commits suicide, strange things begin happening to a group of young Tokyo residents. One of them sees visions of his dead friend in the shadows on the wall, while another's computer keeps showing strange, ghostly images. Is their friend trying to contact them from beyond the grave, or is there something much more sinister going on? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher <rocher@fiberbit.net>
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I don't know how to describe this with out making it sound like something its not, but I have to say that this is one of the creepiest and most disturbing films I've seen in quite some time. Its not perfect, even if I gave it a 10 out of 10, simply because few films have left me that uneasy.
Operating well with a sense that I can only describe as dream logic this concerns the really weird events surrounding several people who notice something is wrong when a friend goes missing. The friend is not the trigger, but the event that they notice making them suspect that all is not right in their world.
Everything about how this story is calculated to send slowly building shivers up and down your spine. There are no real moments of shock, just ever growing horror and unease. I hated the way that this movie made me feel but couldn't stop watching.
If there are any flaws is that the film is a bit long at just under two hours. The pacing wears and the logic, while frightening gets stretched almost to the breaking point.
If you can stand slow calculating horror films that freak you out with images and implications then see this movie. Its one of the best I've seen in a while.