People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, foretelling their deaths.People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, foretelling their deaths.People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, foretelling their deaths.
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- TriviaDuring the opening credit sequence, one of the cell phone ring-tones is the theme song from an earlier Takashi Miike film, Gozu (2003).
- GoofsYumi arrives at the abandoned hospital at 6:45 p.m. on April 24, and it's nighttime. On that date, sunset in Japan ranges from around 6:20 p.m. Japan Standard Time in the east, near Tokyo, to around 6:55 p.m. in the west, near Nagasaki. Depending on what part of Japan she is in, it should be daytime or twilight outside, not full dark.
- Quotes
Yoko Okazaki: Oh no, it's raining.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Chakushin ari meikingu: Chakushin rireki (2003)
- SoundtracksIkutsuka no Sora
(Few Skies)
Vocal by Kô Shibasaki (as Kou Shibasaki)
Written by Yasushi Akimoto
Composed by Jin Nakamura
Arranged by Chokkaku
Universal J / Chimera Energy
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A well made horror, courtesy of Miike Takashi.
Most Japanese movies are considered as low-budget compared to their Hollywood counterparts. This is because their production costs are so high. However this factor does not deter Japanese creative production teams to come up with movie gems, in different genres.
In the realm of Japanese horrors for example, a studio working with a limited budget has to resort to Jaws-style direction, in which you hardly see or visualise the ghosts/monsters.
And it is through the movie's simplicity, or by not showing/explaining too much, that J-horrors have turned up the notch on the haunting and horror levels through movies such as Ring and Dark Water. Of course there are the still plenty of gorefest movies such as Suicide Circles and Ichi the Killer, the latter being a courtesy of that notorious but prolific J-director, Takashi Miike.
So it is remarkable and truly rewarding to see how Miike toned down his tastes for the twisted and perverted in One Missed Call. Furthermore he implemented his flair of storytelling through symbolisms and graphic metaphors quite nicely. Any shock/gore elements were used in such a way that they serve the movie, instead of downgrading it to a cheesy flick.
In conclusion, One Missed Call satisfies on many levels, providing you keep an open mind and just enjoy the ride. Another plus of the movie is the appearances of several gorgeous J-idols, such as Kazue Fukishii and Kou Shibasaki. Nifty!
In the realm of Japanese horrors for example, a studio working with a limited budget has to resort to Jaws-style direction, in which you hardly see or visualise the ghosts/monsters.
And it is through the movie's simplicity, or by not showing/explaining too much, that J-horrors have turned up the notch on the haunting and horror levels through movies such as Ring and Dark Water. Of course there are the still plenty of gorefest movies such as Suicide Circles and Ichi the Killer, the latter being a courtesy of that notorious but prolific J-director, Takashi Miike.
So it is remarkable and truly rewarding to see how Miike toned down his tastes for the twisted and perverted in One Missed Call. Furthermore he implemented his flair of storytelling through symbolisms and graphic metaphors quite nicely. Any shock/gore elements were used in such a way that they serve the movie, instead of downgrading it to a cheesy flick.
In conclusion, One Missed Call satisfies on many levels, providing you keep an open mind and just enjoy the ride. Another plus of the movie is the appearances of several gorgeous J-idols, such as Kazue Fukishii and Kou Shibasaki. Nifty!
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- Jul 11, 2005
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- Gross worldwide
- $17,605,379
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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