This ghost story is kind of stylish, but frankly, not very scary, which is what I've come to expect from Japanese horror films.
The plot is that there's some kind of curse, or maybe multiple curses, which result in the son of a Samurai watching his wives and daughter die horribly, sometimes at his hands when he thinks he's fighting off a ghost.
There are a few effective scenes, and couple that look just plain silly.
But I'm never really engaged in the characters. I think the problem is the weak protagonist, whose love life is often the cause of disasters. Let's just say, it's always sad to see a guy lose his head over a woman and leave it at that. Literally.
The plot is that there's some kind of curse, or maybe multiple curses, which result in the son of a Samurai watching his wives and daughter die horribly, sometimes at his hands when he thinks he's fighting off a ghost.
There are a few effective scenes, and couple that look just plain silly.
But I'm never really engaged in the characters. I think the problem is the weak protagonist, whose love life is often the cause of disasters. Let's just say, it's always sad to see a guy lose his head over a woman and leave it at that. Literally.