Curse, Death & Spirit
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Curse, Death & Spirit is three-part anthology of Japanese ghost stories from popular director Hideo Nakata
(Ring
, The Ring 2). The DVD version is being licensed and distributed by AsiaVision
, the Asian live-action label from Urban Vision Entertainment.
The Cursed Doll:
Satomi is being called by someone in her dreams. Following this voice, the voice seemed to be coming from a doll in which she realize that there is a spirit of her dead sister inside of it.
The Spirit of the Dead:
A woman takes her son camping after her husband's death but was disrupted when a ghost of a woman thinks that the boy is her child.
The Haunted Inn:
A spirit forces three girls who are on a vacation in a traditional Japanese inn, in which a tragedy had occurred a long time ago, to repeat the events of the day.
Director:
Cast:
Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water...
(Ring
Ring (film)
is a 1998 Japanese horror film by Hideo Nakata, adapted from the novel Ring by Kōji Suzuki, which in turn draws on the Japanese folk tale Banchō Sarayashiki. The film stars Nanako Matsushima, Hiroyuki Sanada, and Rikiya Ōtaka as members of a divorced family...
, The Ring 2). The DVD version is being licensed and distributed by AsiaVision
Asiavision
Asiavision is a daily exchange of news by satellite among television stations in 20 countries in Asia. Launched in January 1984, it brings together many of Asia's leading broadcasters...
, the Asian live-action label from Urban Vision Entertainment.
Story
The movie consist of three storylines.The Cursed Doll:
Satomi is being called by someone in her dreams. Following this voice, the voice seemed to be coming from a doll in which she realize that there is a spirit of her dead sister inside of it.
The Spirit of the Dead:
A woman takes her son camping after her husband's death but was disrupted when a ghost of a woman thinks that the boy is her child.
The Haunted Inn:
A spirit forces three girls who are on a vacation in a traditional Japanese inn, in which a tragedy had occurred a long time ago, to repeat the events of the day.
Cast & Crew
Screenplay:- Hiroshi Takahashi
- Akihiko ShiotaAkihiko Shiotais a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Shiota attended Rikkyō University, where he began making 8mm films in the tradition of other Rikkyō students like Kiyoshi Kurosawa...
Director:
- Hideo NakataHideo NakataHideo Nakata is a Japanese filmmaker.-Life and career:Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring , Ring 2 and Dark Water...
Cast:
- Michiko Hata
- Maiko KawakamiMaiko Kawakamiis a Swedish-born Japanese actress who has starred in numerous movies and TV serials. She is a graduate of Keio University through distance education.- Profile :...
- Mitsuko Oka
- Yasuyo Shiratori
- Yuma Nakamura
- Miki MizunoMiki MizunoMiki Mizuno is a Japanese actress. Her film credits include a leading role in the second new Gamera film: Gamera 2: Attack of Legion -Television:...
- Kyoko Enami