Plot
A newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
Release Year: 2008
Rating: 4.9/10 (14,193 voted)
Critic's Score: 37/100
Director:
Masayuki Ochiai
Stars: Joshua Jackson, Rachael Taylor, James Kyson
Storyline A newlywed couple Ben and Jane move to Japan for a promising job opportunity - a fashion shoot in Tokyo. During their trip on a dark forest road they experience a tragic car accident, leading to the death of a young local girl. Upon regaining consciousness, they find no trace of her body. A bit distraught the couple arrives in Tokyo to begin their new life. Meanwhile Ben begins noticing strange white blurs in many of his fashion shoot photographs. Jane believes that the blurs are actually spirit photography of the dead girl who they hit on the road, and that she may be seeking vengeance.
Cast: Joshua Jackson
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Ben
Rachael Taylor
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Jane
Megumi Okina
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Megumi
David Denman
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Bruno
John Hensley
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Adam
Maya Hazen
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Seiko
James Kyson
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Ritsuo
(as James Kyson Lee)
Yoshiko Miyazaki
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Akiko
Kei Yamamoto
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Murase
Daisy Betts
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Natasha
Adrienne Pickering
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Megan
Pascal Morineau
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Wedding Photographer
Masaki Ota
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Police Officer
Heideru Tatsuo
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Police Officer
Eri Otoguro
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Yoko
Opening Weekend: $10,447,559
(USA)
(23 March 2008)
(2753 Screens)
Gross: $25,926,543
(USA)
(22 June 2008)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
USA:
(unrated version)
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Not screened for critics.
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes:
When Adam is taking the pictures of the brunette in the cowboy hat a flash effect is used but the camera does not have a flash attached.
User Review
PERFECT! for our image of American youth...
Rating: 1/10
I think this movie shows exactly how Hollywood sees America's youth.
Compelled by fashionably dressed model women, sometimes half naked,
bright colors, spooky images and scenes that are only there to make you
jump. Oh... and I forgot, no brains. They think you're all idiots so
they give you this cliché garbage.
Skinny attractive woman who couldn't act if it were cursed on her,
walks around always looking fresh and dumb in designer clothes. This
movie is about as intelligent as a log. Everything seems forced and
none of it is original or done in a compelling way. I have to wonder if
English was the native language of the director since most of the
dialog is unacceptably terrible. Many times I cringed or laughed at
things that I knew weren't meant to have that kind of reaction.
Poorly paced, poorly written, poorly acted, the effects are okay. I
haven't seen the original, but conceptually, this movie could have been
great if it were done the right way. Unfortunately, it was not. F-
Plot
A young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.
Storyline A young photographer Thun and his girlfriend Jane discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after fleeing the sceen of an accident. As they investigate the phenomenon, they find other photographs contain similar supernatural images, that Thun's best friends are being haunted as well, and Jane discovers that her boyfriend has not told her everything. It soon becomes clear that you can not escape your past.
Taglines:
The most terrifying images are the ones that are real.
Release Date: 9 September 2004
Filming Locations: Bangkok, Thailand
Gross: THB 110,000,000
(Thailand)
(2004)
Technical Specs
Runtime:|
Hong Kong:
(DVD version)
Did You Know?
Trivia:
In the scene where Tun and Jane examine ghost photos affixed to a wall, there is a enlarged photo of a ghost standing near bookshelves with tables in the foreground. This is a screenshot from the Williard Library "ghostcam". The Willard Library is located in Evansville, Indiana USA and in recent years, has become very popular for its website where visitors can view the webcam surveilance 24 hours a day for paranormal activity.
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized:
During the scene where Tun and Jane visit the Spirit Photography Guy and are talking with him, the camera faces them and shows a sliver of the guy on the right side of the screen (this alternates). In one of those shots, his mouth is moving, but nothing is spoken.
Quotes: Tun:
[Tun is working in the dark room when someone walks beside him and stands there. He does not look up]
Tun:
Jane? You're early. Tun:
[Telephone rings outside, Tun goes to answer it]
Hello? Jane:
Tun. Its Jane. I'm going to be a little late today.
User Review
This one WILL scare you
Rating: 10/10
First of all, if you're a horror fan, see it. You will enjoy this film.
Period.
Know this - I've seen a billion horror flicks from all around the
world... This one gave me the creeps. First 20-30 minutes you still
have time to relax from scare to scare, but from then on it's just
plain scary shiyet.
This movie gets you in the right atmosphere right from the start, and
it has almost every type of scene a horror fan can ask for (You'll know
what I mean when you see it). I don't really care much about
originality, but the story is original and interesting. The best thing
about it, though, is the girl who portrays the ghost. I don't know
where they found this freaky girl, but she's PERFECT for this role, and
by far the scariest character I've seen in Asian horror films.
I hope the 2 fellows who made this film, make another horror flick,
because, although they're young, it's obvious they know what they're
doing. NICE ONE.
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