[Japanese]Marebito

Marebito Movie Poster(If you can't see it this is the link http://www.thezreview.co.uk/posters/...m/marebito.jpg )

Marebito

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Directed by Takashi Shimizu

Produced by Tatsuhiko Hirata

Starring Shinya Tsukamoto
Tomomi Miyashita

Music by Toshiyuki Takine

Cinematography Tsukasa Tanabe

Editing by Masahiro Ugajin

Running time 92 min.

Country Japan

Language Japanese

Synopsis: Marebito (稀人 marebito) is a 2004 Japanese Horror movie directed by Takashi Shimizu, the director of Ju-on: The Grudge. The film is about a man named Masuoka, played by Shinya Tsukamoto, who carries a camera everywhere he goes. One day he becomes obsessed with the idea of fear when he sees a frightened man shove a knife in his eye to commit suicide. Wishing to understand the fear that the dead man must have felt before his death, Masuoka descends into a labyrinthine underground area beneath the city. After hours of searching the series of tunnels and passages, Masuoka discovers a naked girl (played by Tomomi Miyashita) chained to the wall. He takes her back to his apartment and notices she doesn't eat, drink, or speak. The girl, who Masuoka dubs 'F', appears to be something other than human, and Masuoka becomes obsessed with understanding her. However, the more he learns about her and the underground world, the further his world seems to fall apart.

My Review: This movie pretty darn good. I think most of the credit goes to the timing and camera work. The storyline drifts off from horror a bit to more of a sci-fi-ish type of movie, but that deals with human psyche and other things. If rated as a horror out of a rating of 5, in my standard I'd give it a 3.5.(It had me covering my eyes at times but no after movie trauma-like effects, e.g. can't sleep or checking over your shoulder, i.e. it's no Grudge). As a sci-fi thriller I'd give it a 4 because it's thrill timing was fairly good, and it's storyline revolved around an uncommon topic, so far as I know. A movie for if you've got time on your hands and not too-picky-company, or better yet sci-fi fan company.