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HONOGURAI MIZUNO SOKOKARA Panorama Special DARK WATER DARK WATER DARK WATER IFB 2002 HONOGURAI MIZUNO SOKOKARA Panorama Special DARK WATER DARK WATER DARK WATER Regie: Hideo Nakata Japan 2001 Darsteller Yoshimi Matsubara Hitomi Kuroki Länge 101 Min. Ikuko mit 6 Rio Kanno Format 35 mm, 1:1.85 Mitsuko Kawai Mirei Oguchi Farbe Ikuko mit 16 Asami Mizukawa Stabliste Buch Yoshihiro Nakamura Ken-ichi Suzuki, nach dem Roman von Koji Suzuki Kamera Junichiro Hayashi Schnitt Nobuyuki Takahashi Ton Masayuki Iwakura Toneffekte Kenji Shibazaki Mischung Kiyoshi Kakizawa Musik Kenji Kawai Titelsong Shikao Suga Ausstattung Katsumi Nakazawa Requisite Ryoji Matsumoto Spezialeffekte Shuichi Kishiura Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno Visuelle Effekte Mitsuaki Hashimoto Regieassistenz Masanori Adachi Herstellungsltg. Satoshi Fukushima DARK WATER Minoru Yokote Yoshimi ist seit kurzem geschieden, jetzt hofft sie, dass das Familiengericht Produzent Taka Ichise ihr das Sorgerecht für die sechsjährige Tochter Ikuku zusprechen wird. Sie will ein neues Leben beginnen, findet für sich und Ikuku jedoch zunächst Produktion nur eine Wohnung in einem schon recht baufälligen und feuchten Miets- OZ Production 1-6-1 Fujimi Chiyoda-ku haus. # 1002 Irgendetwas ist merkwürdig daran: Auf dem Dach, in der Nähe des Wasser- J-102 0071 Tokyo tanks, findet Ikuku eine kleine rote Tasche mit Kinderspielzeug.Yoshimi gibt sie beim Hausmeister ab, doch am nächsten Tag taucht die seltsame Tasche Weltvertrieb abermals auf. Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co.,Ltd. ieb 2-13-3 Fujimi Chiyoda-ku Dass sich an der Zimmerdecke ein Wasserfleck bildet, hat Yoshimi zunächst tr übersehen. Als es anfängt, dort zu tropfen, beschwert sie sich bei dem apa- er J-102 8177 Tokyo Tel.:3-32 38 84 85 thischen Hausmeister – vergeblich. Die Wohnung über der ihren ist ver- eltv Fax:3-32 38 86 12 W schlossen und scheint schon lange leer zu stehen,und doch hört sie daraus [email protected] die lauten Schritte umherlaufender Kinder. Zwischen beiden Vorfällen scheint es eine Verbindung zu geben: Vor zwei Jahren ist eine Kindergärtnerin namens Mitsuko Kawai spurlos verschwun- roduktion, P den. Die Frau, die in demselben Kindergarten arbeitete, den Ikuku besuch- te, trug immer eine kleine rote Tasche über der Schulter. Kurz darauf eller, erscheint diese Kindergärtnerin Ikuku in einer Vision. Wie in Trance steigt das Mädchen die Treppe hinauf, findet die Wohnungstür offen und deren Darst Fußboden mit Wasser bedeckt. Auf dem Türschild stehen die Worte: „Shoji und Mitsuko Kawai“. amera, Es ist nicht der letzte einer ganzen Reihe mysteriöser Vorfälle, die Mutter K und Kind bedrohen, hält das Haus für die beiden doch noch weitere und uch, heftigere Schrecken bereit . B and, L DARK WATER Yoshimi has recently divorced and is hoping that the family court will award her custody of her six-year-old daughter, Ikuku. Yoshimi is determined to Regie, l, e start life afresh; for the time being, however, the only flat she can find for t i T them is in a pretty damp, run-down apartment building. There’s something strange about the place, too, for, on the roof near the Filmografie water tank, Ikuku discovers a little red handbag containing children’s toys. 1996 JOYÛREI/GHOST ACTRESS 1997 ASSASSIN’S TOWN Yoshimi hands the bag in to the caretaker but, the next day, the bag pops 1998 RINGU/THE RING up again at the very same spot. JOSEPH LOSEY:THE MAN WITH At first Yoshimi overlooks the damp spot on the ceiling of their apartment. FOUR NAMES However, when this damp patch starts dripping, she informs the caretaker – Dokumentarfilm but his reaction is apathetic and he does absolutely nothing about it. The 1999 RINGU 2/THE RING 2 2000 GARASU NO NÔ/THE SLEEPING flat above theirs is locked and appears to be empty; in spite of this, they can BRIDE hear the sound of loud footsteps and children running about. KAOSU/CHAOS Apparently, there is a connection between these two strange events: two 2001 SADISTIC & MASOCHISTIC years previously, a nursery school teacher named Mitsuko Kawai disap- HONOGURAI MIZUNO SOKOKARA/ peared without a trace.This woman worked in the same nursery school that DARK WATER Ikuku used to attend and always carried a little red bag over her shoulder. Shortly after this, the missing nursery school teacher appears to Ikuku in a vision. As if in a trance, the little girl climbs the stairs to the floor above where she finds the door to the empty apartment open and the floor cov- ered in water. The name plate outside the apartment says “Shoji and Mit- Hideo Nakata suko Kawai”.However, this is only the first in a whole series of mysterious happenings which threaten Yoshimi and her daughter, for the house har- Biografie bours yet more terrifying horrors . Geboren am 19.7.1961 in Okayama.Arbei- tete nach dem Studium an der Tokioter Uni- DARK WATER versität sieben Jahre lang als Regieassistent im Nikkatsu-Studio,u.a.für die Regisseure Yoshimi est divorcée depuis peu. Elle espère que le conseil de famille lui Masaru Konuma,Hiroyuki Nasu und Yoichi accorde maintenant la garde d’Ikuku, sa fille de six ans. Désireuse de refaire Sai.1996 Regiedebüt mit dem Horrorfilm sa vie, elle trouve pour les premiers temps un logement dans un immeuble GHOST ACTRESS.War insbesondere erfolg- toutefois humide et délabré. Elle est bientôt intriguée par des faits reich mit dem zweiteiligen Serial THE RING, étranges :sur le toit de l’immeuble,non loin de la citerne,Ikuku découvre un das wie sein neuer Film auf einem Roman des Fantasy-Autors Koji Suzuki beruht. jour un petit sac rouge contenant des jouets. Yoshimi le remet au concier- ge mais le sac refait son apparition dès le lendemain. Biography Au début, la jeune femme n’avait pas remarqué la tache d’humidité au pla- Born in Okayama on 19.7.1961.After study- fond de la chambre mais lorsque des gouttes commencent à tomber, elle ing at Tokyo University,he joined Nikkatsu va se plaindre – mais en vain – au concierge qui réagit avec apathie.Le loge- Studios where he was assistant director to Masaru Konuma,Hiroyuki Nasu and Yoichi ment du dessus semble être inoccupé, sa porte est fermée à double tour et Sai among others.He made his debut as a pourtant, Yoshimi entend des pas d’enfants qui viennent de l’étage supé- film director with a horror film,GHOST rieur. ACTRESS.His two-part serial,THE RING,was Il existe apparemment un lien entre ces deux incidents. Deux ans aupara- particularly successful.Both the latter film vant, une jardinière d’enfants nommée Mitsuko Kawai a disparu sans laisser and his latest work are based on novels by fantasy writer Koji Suzuki. de traces. La femme travaillait dans l’établissement où allait Ikuku et elle portait toujours un petit sac rouge en bandoulière. Peu après, Mitsuko Biographie apparaît en rêve à Ikuku. La fillette monte l’escalier en état de transe ; en Né le 19-7-1961 à Okayama.Etudie à l’uni- haut, elle trouve la porte ouverte et le plancher inondé. Sur la porte, il y a versité de Tokyo puis travaille comme assis- une plaque avec l’inscription, « Shoji et Mitsuko Kawai ». tant à la mise en scène aux studios Nikkatsu – entre autres pour les réalisateurs Masaru C’est loin d’être le dernier de toute une série d’incidents mystérieux et Konuma,Hiroyuki Nasu et Yoichi Sai.Auteur menaçants, pour la mère et son enfant, dans un immeuble qui leur réserve d’un premier long métrage,en 1996,le film encore beaucoup de terribles et effroyables surprises . d’horreur GHOST ACTRESS.Réalise ensuite THE RING,dont les deux parties remportent un succès considérable,sur un scénario tiré d’un roman fantastique de l’auteur Koji Suzuki,tout comme celui de son film le plus récent..
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