Ikisudama (2001)

Director:

Toshiharu Ikeda

Writers:

Masaya Ozaki (screenplay)
Nanaeko Sasaya (comic)
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Release Date:

23 czerwiec 2001 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

Bicycle | Gym | Hit By Train | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Levitation

Cast

Kozue Ayuse
Hyoei Enoki		(as Hyôei Enoki)
Makiko Fujii
Yuriko Hiro'oka
Seiko Itô
Eri Kanuma
Asami Katsura
Musashi Kubota
Kôji Matsuo
Yuichi Matsuo		(as Yûichi Matsuo)
Asumi Miwa
Hitomi Miwa
Yuma Nakamura
Shirô Namiki
Sôsuke Nishiyama
Mikio Ôsawa
Satoru Saitô
Takatoshi Takeda
Isao Yatsu

Directed by
Toshiharu Ikeda

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Masaya Ozaki		screenplay
Nanaeko Sasaya		comic
Setsu Yamaguchi		screenplay

Produced by
Masami Kubota	....	producer
Mitsuru Kurosawa	....	executive producer: Toei Video/Tôei Bideo
Yoshihisa Nakagawa	....	executive producer
Yoshihiro Yuhki	....	producer: Toei Video/Tôei Bideo (as Yoshihiro Yûki)

Original Music by
Tomohiko Kira

Cinematography by
Haruhisa Taguchi

Film Editing by
Akimasa Kawashima

Production Design by
Tooru Nishimura		(as Tôru Nishimura)

Makeup Department
Shinichi Wakasa	....	special makeup effects artist (as Shin'ichi Wakasa)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hiroshi Chono	....	assistant director (as Hiroshi Chôno)

Sound Department
Daisuke Hayashi	....	sound

Special Effects by
Shûichi Kishiura	....	wire technician

Visual Effects by
Mitsuaki Hashimoto	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Yukio Inoue	....	lighting technician

Music Department
Naoko Asari	....	music selection
Kôji Matsuo	....	composer: theme song "Release - kaihô" (as Doggy Bag)
Yuichi Matsuo	....	composer: theme song "Release - kaihô" (as Doggy Bag)

Production Companies

• Toei Video Company
• Toskadomain Co. Ltd.

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Toei Company (2001) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Stomp Visual (2005) (Australia) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Campus Ghost Stories (Singapore: English title)
Shadow of the Wraith (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

Japan:117 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Toei Video Company

Suspenseless baby scarer

A two-part story, the first half of the film being about a creepy stalker with the ability to leave her body; the second about a girl who's new apartment has a few haunting secrets in it's closet. While not an entirely terrible film, "Shadow of the Wraith" fails for several vital reasons. While the disturbing cover art on the DVD made me excited about the film, it's really cartoony in tone--there wasn't a single scary or even creepy moment in the whole film.

The first half of the film is goofy, with only a few surprises here and there (Most involving cheap pop-scares).

The second half of the film had absolutely NO logic, and a really, really stupid ending that left me going "Huh?". Oh, and the "evil spirit" is absolutely laughable special effects-wise.

To the film's credit, there are a couple of gruesome bloody moments (a nice impaling and a messy train accident being the highlights), and the acting wasn't as bad as it could have been, considering the dumb material the actors/actresses were working with.

Oh, and what in the name of all things good and holy was with that band, "Doggy Bag"?

4/10.