Joyû-rei

Mar 2 1996 Unrated 1h 15m
Fantasy, Horror

On the set of a dark war time drama at an old movie studio, a young director, Toshio Murai, is trying to complete his debut film. The two starring actresses, Hitomi Kurokawa and Saori Murakami, play sisters in his film. Murai has a crush on Hitomi, the seasoned leading actress, and keeps a photo of her by his bed. The younger and less experienced actress, Saori, is annoying and likes to have recess on the set. The production of the movie is consistently interrupted by strange occurrences and the cast and crew begin to get spooked.

Plot

A filmmaker and crew slowly go insane after being continually haunted by the ghost of a dead actress.

Written by

Hideo Nakata, Hiroshi Takahashi

Directed by

Hideo Nakata

Cast

Yûrei Yanagi, Yasuyo Shirashima, Kei Ishibashi

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Bandai Visual, WOWOW

Languages

Awards

N/A

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Scores
# of Votes
689
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA