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Junko and her husband allow a girl to die in their home, then her spirit haunts them.

Critics Reviews

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Nick Schager Lessons of Darkness 11/08/2005
A-
Its portrait of spiritual estrangement generates profound unease. Go to Full Review
Kelly Vance East Bay Express 05/04/2010
Junko suffers from Lady Macbeth syndrome with a 21st-century careerist twist: Her ambition is strictly for herself, and she'll kill to satisfy it, quickly and coldly. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 06/29/2008
B
Under Kurosawa's richly stylized direction it's kept moody, atmospheric and what seems only frivolous entertainment becomes something that's more provocative. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts 06/21/2007
C-
A mix of crime drama and psychic mysticism, the film plays like a thriller without many thrills. Go to Full Review
Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) 05/10/2006
4/5
Kurosawa's film is creepy -- the atmosphere is bathed in dread -- but rarely frightening. Go to Full Review
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11/13/2012 (***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] See more 05/14/2012 A supreme quiet brilliance, horror never felt so human and vulnerable See more 03/29/2012 Un thriller malin et original, dont le rythme tres lent deroute un peu au depart pour mieux saisir d'effroi a l'arrivee. C'est l'histoire d'une medium qui, alors qu'elle propose ses services a la police, se retrouve elle-meme impliquee, avec son mari, dans la disparition d'une fillette. En parallele de l'intrigue, "Seance" traite habilement de la crise d'un couple et du "mal d'enfant". See more 03/29/2012 This is a very slow movie. It really didn't have much of a scare factor at all. I mean don't get me wrong. It did have a little girl ghost and a couple other freaky ones, but not enough to give you nightmares. The movie did have a small build up and I was really hoping for a jam packed ending. But at the last 15 minutes of the film, it is as if they just; gave up. I was really confused. I actually found myself rewinding the movie because I thought I missed something. In the end though, the movie was uncomfortably silent in the dialog and story area. I could see this movie being really freaky if they just put it together right. I can't really tell if the cast was decent or not in the fact that their lines were so monotone. I will have to give credit to the little girl though. She had a little creepiness to her. See more 03/29/2012 One of the best in the genre and sadly overlooked due to its tv movie production. See more 11/06/2011 Certainly is slow like hell but even thought is a really outstanding film for a TV Movie. if you have watched some films of Kurosawa (Kiyoshi) you know what to expect, similar to Kairo or Loft. The acting is good and the plot a bit predictable but worth a watch. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Junko and her husband allow a girl to die in their home, then her spirit haunts them.
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Producer
Takehiko Tanaka, Yasuyuki Uemura
Screenwriter
Tetsuya Onishi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 58m