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Dark Water

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In this moody Japanese horror film, newly-single mom Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) is enduring a bitter divorce and struggling to keep custody of her young daughter, Ikuko (Rio Kanno). As the unstable Yoshimi tries to make a fresh start in a new apartment, strange occurrences in the building gradually begin to take their toll. When Yoshimi and Ikuko both start seeing unsettling visions of a ghostly little girl, it's clear that they're being drawn toward the supernatural.
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Budd Wilkins Slant Magazine Suffused with a haunting mood of melancholy, Nakata Hideo’s J-horror classic Dark Water examines recurrent cycles of familial and institutional negligence. Apr 7, 2024 Full Review Alexander Walker London Evening Standard Its cleverness relies on transferring our concern from the supernatural events emanating from one lost child to the natural fear of a mother losing her own child to the other world. Jan 10, 2018 Full Review Barbara Ellen The Times (UK) It's flawed, but you should see Dark Water, a decent little chiller that brings a whole new meaning to rising damp. Jan 3, 2018 Full Review Wael Khairy The Cinephile Fix ...the real horror in Dark Water has nothing to do with the ghost, and everything to do with losing one’s own parent or child. Mar 4, 2024 Full Review Emma Wolfe SpookyAstronauts It checks all the boxes in my opinion. Rated: 7/10 Jun 2, 2021 Full Review Jeffrey Chen Window to the Movies Benefits from having an undercurrent of sadness, which makes it feel quite similar to the ghost stories in Kwaidan. Rated: 7/10 Jul 7, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Oui L Great film. Came with the criterion boxset; loved it alot! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Lau S Great Japanese movie! I little bit outdated, but I liked it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/29/25 Full Review Ian S An interesting, well acted movie with plenty of atmosphere. Sound design and visuals were good but the pacing left too many flat spots for a movie almost two hours long. Not as good as Pulse or Ringu but worth seeing for fans of Japanese horror films. A near miss. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Madoka A Fantastic. Spooky. Funny. Great product! Really good! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/23/25 Full Review Lily R Great Japanese movie! When of the all time bests! Alot of atmosphere and suspense! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/19/25 Full Review Bat C Um bom filme, emocionante, um pouco assustador Bom de assistir Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this moody Japanese horror film, newly-single mom Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) is enduring a bitter divorce and struggling to keep custody of her young daughter, Ikuko (Rio Kanno). As the unstable Yoshimi tries to make a fresh start in a new apartment, strange occurrences in the building gradually begin to take their toll. When Yoshimi and Ikuko both start seeing unsettling visions of a ghostly little girl, it's clear that they're being drawn toward the supernatural.
Director
Hideo Nakata
Producer
Takashige Ichise
Screenwriter
Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kenichi Suzuki
Production Co
United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
Sound Mix
Surround
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