Posts Tagged ‘remake-of-japanese-film’

Dark Water (2005)

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Genres: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Connelly, Jennifer | Reilly, John | Roth, Tim | Scott, Dougray | Postlethwaite, Pete | Manheim, Camryn | Gade, Ariel | Haney-Jardine, Perla | Monk, Debra | Emond, Linda | Buell, Bill | Horne, J.R. | Löwensohn, Elina | Belle, Warren | Sealy-Smith, Alison
Directors: Salles, Walter
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Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she’s determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment—dilapidated, cramped, and worn—seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia’s world: no matter what it is that’s out there, she’ll stop at nothing to find it.

One Missed Call (2008)

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Genres: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Germany | Japan | USA
Actors: Burns, Edward | Sossamon, Shannyn | Skye, Azura | Talancón, Ana Claudia | Wise, Ray | Griffis, Rhoda | Cho, Margaret | Brown, Jessica | Bailey, John | Beasley, Charles W. | Beegle, Brian | Bradham, Baxter | Browning, Matthew | Calabro, Neill | Cannon, Robert
Directors: Valette, Eric
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In this remake of the Japanese horror film “Chakushin Ari” (2003), several people start receiving voice-mails from their future selves — messages which include the date, time, and some of the details of their deaths.

Grudge, The (2004)

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
Genres: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Germany | Japan | USA
Actors: Gellar, Sarah Michelle | Behr, Jason | Mapother, William | DuVall, Clea | Strickland, KaDee | Zabriskie, Grace | Pullman, Bill | Blasi, Rosa | Raimi, Ted | Ishibashi, Ryo | Maki, Yoko | Ozeki, Yuya | Fuji, Takako | Matsuyama, Takashi | Matsunaga, Hiroshi
Directors: Takashi Shimizu
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Karen Davis is a woman residing in Japan with her boyfriend, who is studying there. Temporarily assigned to be caretaker for a woman with severe sleeping disorder, Karen goes to the patient’s house. What she finds is something she would never expect. The house is plagued by the presence of murderous ghosts, the result of a curse. The curse is born from someone dying in a powerful rage. Now, Karen finds herself being tormented by that curse, as it eventually starts claiming it’s victims.

Grudge 2, The (2006)

Friday, November 9th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Gellar, Sarah Michelle | Tamblyn, Amber | Chen, Edison | Kebbel, Arielle | Beals, Jennifer | Palmer, Teresa | Uno, Misako | Roemer, Sarah | Knight, Matthew | Fuji, Takako | Tanaka, Ohga | Cassidy, Joanna | Cousins, Christopher | Jarrett, Paul | Dewan, Jenna
Directors: Takashi Shimizu
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Set within two years after the first film and between two countries. Karen’s sister, Audrey, been affected by the supernatural curse, and trying to find the origin of it in order to find a way to free herself. But what has this quest got to do with the families who are living in Chicago, a photojournalist from Hong Kong,and the three schoolgirls from Tokyo’s International High School?

Eight Below (2006)

Monday, October 1st, 2007
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Family
Countries: USA
Actors: Walker, Paul | Greenwood, Bruce | Bloodgood, Moon | Biggs, Jason | Plunkett, Gerard | Schellenberg, August | Crewson, Wendy | Metz, Belinda | Levins, Connor Christopher | Fraser, Duncan | Ziskie, Dan | Simms, Michael David | Bacon, Daniel | Sadiq, Laara | Stewart, Malcolm
Directors: Marshall, Frank
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In the Antarctic, after an expedition with Dr. Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood), the sled dog trainer Jerry Shepherd (Paul Walker) has to leave the polar base with his colleagues due to the proximity of a heavy snow storm. He ties his dogs to be rescued after, but the mission is called-off and the dogs are left alone at their own fortune. For six months, Jerry tries to find a sponsor for a rescue mission while his dogs fight for survival.

Last Man Standing (1996)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Willis, Bruce | Dern, Bruce | Sanderson, William | Walken, Christopher | Kelly, David Patrick | Lombard, Karina | Eisenberg, Ned | Powers, Alexandra | Imperioli, Michael | Jenkins, Ken | Call, R.D. | Markland, Ted | Mann, Leslie | Kilpatrick, Patrick | Contreras, Luis
Directors: Hill, Walter
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John Smith is an amoral gunslinger in the days of Prohibition. On the lam from his latest (unspecified) exploits, he happens upon the town of Jericho, Texas. Actually, calling Jericho a town would be too generous—it has become more like a ghost town, since two warring gangs have ‘driven off all the decent folk.’ Smith sees this as an opportunity to play both sides off against each other, earning himself a nice piece of change as a hired gun. Despite his strictly avowed mercenary intentions, he finds himself risking his life for his, albeit skewed, sense of honor….

Pulse (2006)

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007
Genres: Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bell, Kristen | Hanyok, Tate | Ian Somerhalder | Milian, Christina | Gonzalez, Rick | Lindhome, Riki | Tucker, Jonathan | Tepe, Amanda | Levine, Samm | Talley, Steve | Gatt, Joseph | Cummins, Corryn
Directors: Sonzero, Jim
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Imagine our wireless technologies made a connection to a world beyond our own. Imagine that world used that technology as a doorway into ours. Now, imagine the connection we made can’t be shut down. When you turn on your cell phone or log on to your e-mail, they’ll get in, you’ll be infected and they’ll be able to take from you what they don’t have anymore — life.

Godzilla (1998)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Broderick, Matthew | Reno, Jean | Pitillo, Maria | Azaria, Hank | Dunn, Kevin | Lerner, Michael | Shearer, Harry | Field, Arabella | Lewis, Vicki | Savant, Doug | Danare, Malcolm | Goldman, Lorry | Aubert, Christian | Bergeron, Philippe | Bruynbroek, Frank
Directors: Emmerich, Roland
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Following the French atomic bomb tests in the South Pacific, an unknown creature is spotted passing eastward through the Panama Canal. Scientist Niko Tatopolous is called in to investigate the matter, and he quickly arrives at the conclusion that a giant, irradiated lizard has been created by the explosions. Godzilla then makes its way north, landing at Manhattan to begin wreaking havoc in the big city. Even with the combined forces of the U.S. military to fight the monster, will it be enough to save the people of New York?

Ring, The (2002)

Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Japan | USA
Actors: Watts, Naomi | Henderson, Martin | Dorfman, David | Cox, Brian | Alexander, Jane | Frost, Lindsay | Tamblyn, Amber | Bella, Rachael | Chase, Daveigh | Cochran, Shannon | Thigpen, Sandra | Lineback, Richard | Barrese, Sasha | Hall, Tess | Brody, Adam
Directors: Verbinski, Gore
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Rachel Keller is a journalist investigating a videotape that may have killed four teenagers (including her niece). There is an urban legend about this tape: the viewer will die seven days after watching it. If the legend is correct, Rachel will have to run against time to save her son’s and her own life.

Fistful of Dollars, A (1964)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Western
Countries: Italy | Spain | West Germany
Actors: Eastwood, Clint | Koch, Marianne | Volonté, Gian Maria | Lukschy, Wolfgang | Rupp, Sieghardt | Egger, Joseph | Antonio Prieto | Calvo, José | Lozano, Margarita | Martín, Daniel | Stefanelli, Benito | Brega, Mario | Carotenuto, Bruno | Sambrell, Aldo
Directors: Leone, Sergio
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An anonymous, but deadly man rides into a town torn by war between two factions, the Baxters and the Rojo’s. Instead of fleeing or dying, as most other would do, the man schemes to play the two sides off each other, getting rich in the bargain.