The Inerasable (Zan'e: Sunde wa ikenai heya)

2015

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Emilie Black

Cinema Crazed

The acting is good, the story has twists and turns that keep the attention and make this film worth watching.

Rated: 3.5/5

Apr 19, 2020

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Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

A film that looks like an entry in J-horror, but is actually a film noir with some horror elements, benefiting the most from the script and the atmosphere.

Oct 31, 2018

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Harris Dang

easternKicks.com

The Inerasable is a great film that is buoyed by two good leading performances and Yoshihiro Nakamura's assured hand to subvert J-Horror tropes and clichés and create a part meta-horror experience/part crime procedural that is refreshingly smart.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 31, 2018

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James Marsh

South China Morning Post

Yoshihiro Nakamura's first foray into horror in more than a decade proves a cracking return to form, both for the director and the J-horror genre.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 22, 2016

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Jonathan Hatfull

SciFiNow

The Inerasable is clever, gripping and very scary, a ghost story that will engage genre fans intellectually while sending a shiver down their spine. Seek it out.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 29, 2016

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A mystery writer helps a student investigate hauntings in her apartment. The story follows their investigation as they dig into the building's dark history. Based on a novel by Fuyumi Ono (Ghost Hunt, Shiki, Twelve Kingdoms) and loaded with stars (including the late Yuko Takeuchi), "The Inerasable" (Original: Zan'e) is a pretty high profile Japanese horror work. It's also the ultimate slow-burn, so anyone who's into jump scares and frenetic action might want to stay away. That said, there is a lot to be enjoyed here, from the acting to the mystery that's slowly unraveled. Personally I love subtle horror like this one that will stay with you long after the ending credits roll. Check out creepysoba.com for more recent Asian horror!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Atmospheric and has it's share of creepy moments, but long winded, confusing and doesn't really go anywhere.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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The movie started with creepy beginning but then progressively go down, and the puzzle-like story fragments just keep repeating itself with similar patterns.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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