One Missed Call

aka: Chakushin Ari
Japan 2003, 112 minutes
Dir. Takashi Miike
In Japanese with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Horror / Paranorma

Feat. Ko Shibasaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Renji Ishibashi

Aroview: Another 'J-horror' riding on the wave of the RING phenomena, updating the supernatural formula with cell-phone technology and flesh-creeping set pieces ala THE GRUDGE.

A fateful premonition is sent via a chain of eerie cell phone calls that locks in the exact moment of death for a series of hapless teenagers. Not a lot new here for aficianados of the genre, and a surprisingly restrained effort from cult extremist Takashi Miike.

NZ International Film Festival 2004