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| Finally an original ghost story from Japan! Very different from common fare, "Kagen no Tsuki" (original title) takes a thoroughly different approach to the subject matter and delivers an atmospheric mystery-drama with hints of sad romance in between: an abandoned house, haunted by the lost spirit of a dead girl burdened with memories which are not hers. Also if you're eager to see how Chiaki Kuriyama does in a role beyond her usual psycho-bitch image, "Last Quarter" is the movie to get, for she does really great. Meticulous cinematography makes for some beautiful, dreamy and mangesque imagery, nothing scary around here. Not all's perfect, though, sporadically awkward teen-performances from an inferior sidecast have to be accepted, and the participation of male J-Pop heartthrob Hyde (playing a musician, of course) is clearly for commercial reasons. On the other hand I'm quite a sucker for music, and the piano soundtrack in this movie is indeed something very special: soothing and warm, yet eerily chilly at the same time. |
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This movie was absolutely amazing, some parts WERE a little cheesy, but that was all part of its charm. "The Cape of Storms" by HYDE fitted this movie perfectly, the melody blends in well with the plot of the movie. A bit confusing but everything ties itself together at the end. | | LOG IN TO COMMENT ON THIS REVIEW! |
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