DARK WATER

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• Release Year: 2002
• Genre: Drama; Horror; Mystery; Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: After terrifying audiences worldwide with the blockbuster J-horror classic Ring and its sequel, director Hideo Nakata returned to the genre for Dark Water, another highly atmospheric, and critically acclaimed, tale of the supernatural which took the common theme of the 'dead wet girl' to new heights of suspense and drama.; ; Based upon on a short story by Ring author Koji Suzuki, Dark Water follows Yoshimi, a single mother struggling to win sole custody of her only child, Ikuko. When they move into a new home within a dilapidated and long-forgotten apartment complex, Yoshimi begins to experience startling visions and unexplainable sounds, calling her mental well-being into question, and endangering not only her custody of Ikuko, but perhaps their lives as well.; ; Beautifully shot by the same cinematographer as Ring and Pulse, and featuring an especially unnerving sound design, Dark Water successfully merges spine-tingling tension with a family's heart-wrenching emotional struggle, creating one of the very finest and most unsettling contemporary Japanese horror films.;
• Cast: Hitomi Kuroki; Rio Kanno; Mirei Oguchi; Asami Mizukawa; Fumiyo Kohinata; Yu Tokui; Isao Yatsu; Shigemitsu Ogi; Maiko Asano; Yukiko Ikari; Shinji Nomura; Kiriko Shimizu; Teruko Hanahara; Youko Yasuda; Kono Tarou Suwa; Shichirou Gou; Chisako Hara; Tôru Shinagawa; Shelley Calene-Black; Gabi Chennisi Duncombe; Jay Hickman; Mark Laskowski; Chris Ayres; Andy McAvin; Jessica Boone; Ted Pfister; John Swasey; Heather Bryson; Vic Mignogna; Vicki Barosh; Christine M. Auten; Mariela Ortiz; Amanda Nanawa; Kaytha Coker; Quentin Haag; Luci Christian; April Brem; Mia; Lidia Porto; Cynthia Martinez; Hilary Haag; Kyle Jones; Rebecca Ayres; Emma Crabb; Jacob A. Gragard; Matthew Crawford; Tarô Suwa; Hideo Nakata; Kôji Suzuki; Takashige Ichise; Ken'ichi Suzuki; Yoshihiro Nakamura; Jun'ichirô Hayashi; Nobuyuki Takahashi; Kenji Kawai; Shikao Suga; Masayuki Iwakura; Kiyoshi Kakizawa; Cesar Inserny; Katsumi Nakazawa
• Director: Hideo Nakata
• Runtime: 1:41
• Company: Toho Company Limited, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV), Video Audio Project (VAP), Nikkatsu corporation, Office Augusta Co. Ltd., Oz Company, Dark Water Film Partners, Arrow Films
• Media Format: Movie