The Japanese horror film industry is poised to scare the world!
A mother, in the midst of a messy and emotionally draining divorce and custody battle, moves into a rundown apartment with her daughter, in search of some solace and quiet. But the dilapidated building hides a dark and creepy secret. Soon after their arrival, weird and unexplained incidents start to take place. Visions of a small girl (about the same age as her own daughter) clutching a red bag, face devoid of any expression, start to appear in the hallway. Moreover, a mysterious seepage appears on the roof of the apartment the two share, seemingly caused by the apartment directly above. Upon further investigation, it’s revealed that another mother-daughter duo used to live in it and the mother moved away when the girl inexplicably disappeared. A little scared and apprehensive, the mother decides to investigate further, leading her to make the terrifying discovery that the missing girl had actually drowned in the water tank at the roof of the building while trying to fish her red bag out of it. But as the realisation sinks in, it’s already too late…
Got the chills? Were you waiting for the ending? We wouldn’t give it away, for it would spoil your mood and probably swear you off seedy apartment buildings for the rest of your life. Much better to go to the theatre and then promise yourself never to see such movies…ever, especially in the dark. When I talk of ‘these’ movies, I’m not referring to the mindless slasher movies churned out by Hollywood in the dozens every year, mainly involving screaming teenagers being chased around by assorted evils (ghosts, spirits, werewolves, etc). No, I’m talking about something that’s a little more cerebral, which chills more than it thrills, which stealthily sneaks-up and delivers a shock that leaves you gasping (with the popcorn forgotten). Now before you tear out my limbs, let me break the suspense, I’m talking about Japanese horror films (or J-Horror). The recent release of One Missed Call, a remake of the hit Japanese Chakushin Ar, brings the number of official remakes by Hollywood of Japanese films to seven, with the most famous ones being Ring, Ring 2 and Grudge, leaving aside all the unofficial ‘inspiration’ that Hollywood seems to have taken from the east from time to time.
A mother, in the midst of a messy and emotionally draining divorce and custody battle, moves into a rundown apartment with her daughter, in search of some solace and quiet. But the dilapidated building hides a dark and creepy secret. Soon after their arrival, weird and unexplained incidents start to take place. Visions of a small girl (about the same age as her own daughter) clutching a red bag, face devoid of any expression, start to appear in the hallway. Moreover, a mysterious seepage appears on the roof of the apartment the two share, seemingly caused by the apartment directly above. Upon further investigation, it’s revealed that another mother-daughter duo used to live in it and the mother moved away when the girl inexplicably disappeared. A little scared and apprehensive, the mother decides to investigate further, leading her to make the terrifying discovery that the missing girl had actually drowned in the water tank at the roof of the building while trying to fish her red bag out of it. But as the realisation sinks in, it’s already too late…
Got the chills? Were you waiting for the ending? We wouldn’t give it away, for it would spoil your mood and probably swear you off seedy apartment buildings for the rest of your life. Much better to go to the theatre and then promise yourself never to see such movies…ever, especially in the dark. When I talk of ‘these’ movies, I’m not referring to the mindless slasher movies churned out by Hollywood in the dozens every year, mainly involving screaming teenagers being chased around by assorted evils (ghosts, spirits, werewolves, etc). No, I’m talking about something that’s a little more cerebral, which chills more than it thrills, which stealthily sneaks-up and delivers a shock that leaves you gasping (with the popcorn forgotten). Now before you tear out my limbs, let me break the suspense, I’m talking about Japanese horror films (or J-Horror). The recent release of One Missed Call, a remake of the hit Japanese Chakushin Ar, brings the number of official remakes by Hollywood of Japanese films to seven, with the most famous ones being Ring, Ring 2 and Grudge, leaving aside all the unofficial ‘inspiration’ that Hollywood seems to have taken from the east from time to time.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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