is a 2015 Japanese
horror mystery film
A mystery film is a genre of film that revolves around the solution of a problem or a crime. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur Detective, sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of an issue by means ...
directed by
Yoshihiro Nakamura
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter, known for his 2009 film '' Fish Story'', which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, and ''A Boy and His Samurai'', which won the Audience Award at the 2011 New York Asian Film Festival.
...
and starring
Yūko Takeuchi
was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series ''Asuka'' (1999), ''Pride'' (2004), ''FlashForward'' (2009), and '' Miss Sherlock'' (2018) as well as films such as '' Ring'' (1998), '' Yomigaeri'' (2003), and ''Dog in a ...
.
The film is based on ', a
horror novel
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. ...
by
Fuyumi Ono
is a Japanese novelist best known for writing , which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel '' Another''.
Biography
Ono is married to , a mystery novelist who writes under th ...
. It had its world premiere at the , where it was in competition, on October 25, 2015. The film was released in Japan by
Shochiku
() is a Japanese film and kabuki production and distribution company. It also produces and distributes anime films, in particular those produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks (which has a long-time partnership—the company released most, if not all ...
on January 30, 2016.
Plot
Ai is a mystery novel writer. She received a letter from Kubo, a reader of her novel and a university student. Kubo's letter states that she hears odd sounds from the room where she lives now. Ai becomes interested by the letter and they being to investigate. Ai and Kubo learn of people that lived in the apartment and their experiences including a suicide and murder.
Cast
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Yūko Takeuchi
was a Japanese actress. She is known for her roles in television series ''Asuka'' (1999), ''Pride'' (2004), ''FlashForward'' (2009), and '' Miss Sherlock'' (2018) as well as films such as '' Ring'' (1998), '' Yomigaeri'' (2003), and ''Dog in a ...
as I
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Ai Hashimoto
is a Japanese actress, fashion model and singer.
Life
Hashimoto was born in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, the second of three daughters.星原克也「女優魂 橋本愛 14歳飛躍の幕開け」,『熊本日日新聞』(Kumamoto Nichinichi S ...
as Ms. Kubo
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Kentaro Sakaguchi
is a Japanese actor and model. He debuted as a model in Men's Non-no magazine in 2010, and as an actor under Tristone Entertainment in 2014. He has since starred in television series ''Tokyo Tarareba Musume'' (2017) and ''Signal'' (2018), as w ...
as Koichi Amikawa / Peace
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Kenichi Takitō
is a Japanese actor.
Career
Takitō belonged to Tatsuya Nakadai's acting academy and theater troupe Mumeijuku from 1998 to 2007.
Filmography
Films
*'' Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.'' (2003)
*''Climber's High'' (2009) – Shusaku Kanzawa
*'' Fish St ...
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Kuranosuke Sasaki
is a Japanese actor, known primary for his roles in Japanese television drama.
Biography
He was born into a family of a sake brewery in Kyoto, Japan. After graduating from Kobe University and resigning from an advertising agency, he played an ...
Production
The film is based on ', a
horror novel
Horror is a genre of fiction which is intended to frighten, scare, or disgust. Horror is often divided into the sub-genres of psychological horror and supernatural horror, which is in the realm of speculative fiction. Literary historian J. ...
by
Fuyumi Ono
is a Japanese novelist best known for writing , which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel '' Another''.
Biography
Ono is married to , a mystery novelist who writes under th ...
.
Release
The film was in competition at the ,
where it had its
world premiere
A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition.
A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its firs ...
on October 25, 2015.
It was released in Japan on January 30, 2016.
Reception
The film was 5th placed in admissions and gross on its opening weekend, with 82,182 admissions and in gross. On its second weekend, it remained in 5th place in both admissions and gross, with in gross. On the 3rd weekend it was again 5th placed by gross, with , but dropped to 6th place in admissions. On the 4th weekend, it dropped to 9th place by gross, with .
As of February 21, the film had grossed in Japan.
Deborah Young of ''
The Hollywood Reporter
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'' called the film "a nicely constructed tale, but too tame to scare anybody."
References
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2015 horror films
2010s Japanese-language films
2010s mystery horror films
Japanese mystery horror films
Films directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Shochiku films
Films based on horror novels
Films based on Japanese novels
2010s Japanese films
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