Ghost Soup

Name: Ghost Soup
Genre: Drama
Released: 1992-12-21
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Ranran Suzuki, Hiroyuki Watari, Dave Spector

TV Movie
19921992
58m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Drama

Agreeing to move out of his old apartment early to help out others, Ichiro shows up unexpectedly to move into his new place on Christmas Eve, a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. As he start... Read allAgreeing to move out of his old apartment early to help out others, Ichiro shows up unexpectedly to move into his new place on Christmas Eve, a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. As he starts to unpack, he is beset upon by a series of salesmen at his door and as a result he is al... Read allAgreeing to move out of his old apartment early to help out others, Ichiro shows up unexpectedly to move into his new place on Christmas Eve, a couple of weeks ahead of schedule. As he starts to unpack, he is beset upon by a series of salesmen at his door and as a result he is already not in the mood to make concessions when two strangely dressed and mannered visitors... Read all

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

199

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

114,944

43,445

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10/10

A charming Japanese "take" on a Disney Channel-type movie

A college student moves into his new apartment at Christmastime, but he's a month ahead of his previous schedule because he had to leave his previous residence ahead of plan. Suddenly, two people appear at the door -- a teenage girl and her childlike older male friend -- claiming that they've previously scheduled a Christmas party to be held in the apartment. He throws them out, along with their three silent companions.

They don't take "Get Out!" as an answer and conspire to get the student out of his apartment long enough to have their party. Their plotting produces comedic results, but -- as the film's title implies -- there's a lot more to the situation and a deeper purpose for the party.

An utterly charming, fragile story, saved from being cloying by the (sometimes broad) performances and a precise directorial hand. Targeting kids, I suppose, but so endearing that it touches adults, too.

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