''Isola'' (ISOLA 多重人格少女 ''ISOLA Taju-jinkaku Shojo'', ) is a 2000 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiyuki Mizutani. The film is about a woman with
ESP
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* Extrasensory perception, a paranormal ability
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who helps the survivors of the
Great Hanshin earthquake
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, who then encounters a girl with a personality disorder, one which is malevolent and possesses paranormal powers.
Cast
Cast adapted from the ''Toho Filmography'' book:
Release
''Isola'' was distributed theatrically in Japan by
Toho
is a Japanese film, theatre production and distribution company. It has its headquarters in Chiyoda, Tokyo, and is one of the core companies of the Osaka-based Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group. Outside of Japan, it is best known as the producer an ...
on January 22, 2000. It was released as a
double feature
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Opera use
Opera ho ...
with ''
Ring 0: Birthday''. The film was released direct-to-video by Adness America Co. with English subtitles on February 15, 2005.
Reception
From contemporary reviews, reviewers in ''
Fangoria
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The magazine was originally released i ...
'' described the film as "straightforward fright fare" with "a few good thrills" noting that the character's relationships were "nicely handled" but that the "story falls apart in the second half".
The films opened in third place at the Japanese box office.
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External links
* {{IMDb title, 0233910
Japanese horror films
2000 horror films
2000s Japanese films