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Marebito

2004 · 1h 32m · R Horror
Directed by Takashi Shimizu

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Overview

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

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36%
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Rotten

The gloppy sound effects are so over-the-top, they invite laughter, and the bloodsucking scenes are allowed to become absurdly repetitious.

John Hartl, Seattle Times
Rotten

It's actually a pretty lousy thriller.

Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten

Marebito is a disturbing supernatural drama that leaves a sour taste in the mouth.

Richard James Havis, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh

Marebito is no conventional vampire movie but a speculation into the notion that ancient people could sense alien beings in their midst.

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

And if the trip doesn't have the clear-cut directions of a Hollywood film, it has all the ideas -- and cold, unsettling flights of fantasy -- of a nightmare, where faceless people look and look and look, but never see.

Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

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