Summary
A novelist receives a letter from a female university student named Kubo about strange sounds that emanate from a room in her apartment. They begin to investigate incidents involving former residents, and eventually discover the shocking truths lurking inside the building.
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- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+47)
Critics 100Audiences 53GoodWatch 79
Tomatometer100%
IMDb6.1
Audience score44%
Running time
1 h 47 min
Longer than most horror movies, +12 min on the typical 95
typical 95107Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2016
January 30, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
HorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Also spoken
KoreanMade in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 25 more30 people
- Yuko TakeuchiI
- Ai HashimotoKubo
- Kuranosuke SasakiYoshiaki Hiraoka
- Kentaro SakaguchiTetsuo Misawa
- Kenichi TakitohNaoto
- Yorie YamashitaTamura
- Ryo NaritaYamamoto
- Ken YoshizawaHead of Okuyama Family
Mansaku FuwaTanokura
Koichi UedaKuniya
Shinji MatsubayashiKawada
Ichiro HashimotoShoichi Iida
Yukiko ShinoharaEiko Iida
Izumi MatsuokaHenmi
Kunihiro SudaHenmi's Husband- MIMiyoko InagawaIto
Kento ShibuyaKajikawa
Chiaki KawamoMashiko
Makoto AshikawaMashiko's Father-in-law
Kaoru MizukiMashiko's Mother-in-law
Taiki NakabayashiMashiko's Husband
Yuni TakimotoSayako's Younger Sister
Kae OnukiSayako Kusakabe
Sachiko NakagomeYoung Sayako Kusakabe
Directing · 1
- Yoshihiro Nakamura Director
Writing · 2
- Kenichi Suzuki Writer
- Fuyumi Ono Novel
Production · 7
- Osamu Fujioka Executive Producer
- Fumitsugu Ikeda Producer
- Kumiko Hoshi Casting
- Yasushi Minatoya Line Producer
- Kaori Ochiai Associate Producer
- Shunsuke Koga Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Yukihiro Okimura Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Goro Yasukawa Original Music Composer
- Toru Nishiyama Sound Recordist
Art · 2
- Tomoyuki Maruo Production Design
- Yuichiro Endo Decorator
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Maruyama Kana Costumer
Visual Effects · 1
- Tomofumi Akahane Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Okada Yoshiki Lighting Technician
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