Rent Dark Water (2002)

3.5 of 5 from 147 ratings
1h 38min
Rent Dark Water (aka Honogurai mizu no soko kara / From the Depths of Dark Water) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
When Yoshimi's marriage breaks down, she (Hitomi Kuroki) and her daughter (Rio Kanno / Asami Mizukawa) are forced to find a new place to live. Desperate for stability during a time of anguish and uncertainty they settle for an apartment in a gloomy, run down block of flats. Once there, the discovery of a schoolbag left behind by a mysterious young girl, along with the appearance of damp patches on the ceiling and walls, begins to haunt them. Soon they will both learn the sinister truth behind these events, and their lives will change forever...
Actors:
, , Mirei Oguchi, , , , , , , Yukiko Ikari, , , , Youko Yasuda, Kono Tarou Suwa, Shichirou Gou, , , ,
Directors:
Producers:
Takashige Ichise, Kyle Jones
Voiced By:
Shelley Calene-Black, Gabi Chennisi Duncombe, Jay Hickman, Mark Laskowski, Chris Ayres, Andy McAvin, Jessica Boone, Ted Pfister, John Swasey, Heather Bryson, Vic Mignogna, Vicki Barosh, Christine M. Auten, Mariela Ortiz, Amanda Nanawa, Kaytha Coker, Quentin Haag, Luci Christian, April Brem, Mia
Writers:
Kôji Suzuki, Ken'ichi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Hideo Nakata, Takashige Ichise
Aka:
Honogurai mizu no soko kara / From the Depths of Dark Water
Studio:
Tartan
Genres:
Drama, Horror, Thrillers
Collections:
Top 10 World Cinema Remakes, Top Films
Countries:
Japan
BBFC:
Release Date:
24/11/2003
Run Time:
98 minutes
Languages:
Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0, Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 0 (All)
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.77:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Star and director filmographies
  • Justin Bowyer film notes
  • Asia Extreme trailer reel
  • Scene selection
BBFC:
Release Date:
10/10/2016
Run Time:
101 minutes
Languages:
Japanese DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1
Subtitles:
English
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Ghosts; Rings and Water: A brand new interview with director Hideo Nakata
  • Family Terrors: A brand new interview with author Koji Suzuki
  • Visualizing Horror: A brand new interview with cinematographer Junichiro Hayashi
  • Archive interviews with actresses Hitomi Kuroki and Asami Mizukawa and theme song artist Shikao Suga
  • Original 'Making-Of' Documentary
  • Trailers
  • TV Spots
BBFC:
Release Date:
18/03/2024
Run Time:
101 minutes
Languages:
Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Subtitles:
English
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 1.85:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Ghosts, Rings and Water - interview with director Hideo Nakata
  • Family Terrors - interview with author Koji Suzuki
  • Visualizing Horror - interview with cinematographer Juinjchiro Hayashi
  • Archive interviews with actors Hitomi Kuroki and Asami Mizukawa and theme song artist Shikao Suga
  • Original 'making-of' documentary
  • Trailers and TV Spots

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Reviews (5) of Dark Water

Yes its in Japanese - Dark Water review by CP Customer

Spoiler Alert
03/09/2008

but don't let that put you off from experiencing one of the best J-Horror films of late and one that will certainly live on in your memory.

The first two thirds of the film lay down the plot with a recently divorced mother and her daughter trying to establish their own life, while going through the usual battle for custody. Their basic apartment block holds a secret that goes beyond merely a leaky roof. Japan may seem exotic to us, but the daily slog is very much like it is in the UK.

The bleak urban landscape, lack of vibrant life and atmosphere is conveyed extremely well. Beneath the battle between the parents is the quest to know what is the source of the water from above. It is well worth sticking with this roller coaster as it reaches a dramatic climax. One that will have you going back just to check it out again.

1 out of 3 members found this review helpful.

Spoilers follow ... - Dark Water review by NP

Spoiler Alert
11/08/2016

Directed by the acclaimed Hideo Nakata, this Japanese horror was part of a number of films featuring ghostly black-haired children that courted a wave of popularity (and American remakes) alongside The Ring, the Eye and The Grudge.

Recently divorced Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) and her young daughter Ikuko (Rio Kanno) move into a rundown apartment block where there is an alarming – and growing – patch of damp dripping from the ceiling. Ikuko attends the local school and adapts quickly, but sees ghostly images of a dark haired youngster. This little spirit is often accompanied by puddles of water that seem to be reaching out towards Ikuko, like fingers. Could this be the local child that has recently gone missing, leaving only her red school satchel behind – a satchel that crops up in the most unlikely places?

SPOILER: it emerges that the missing Mitsuko Kawai (Mirei Oguchi) drowned in a large water tank on the apartments’ roofing whilst trying to retrieve her satchel. Now a ghost, she now sees Yoshimi as a kind of mother figure, and haunts her and her daughter, leading Yoshimi to make the ultimate sacrifice and appears to travel over to the ‘the other side’ to appease the spirit and save her daughter. This scene is illustrated as Yoshimi elects to stay in the elevator frequented by Mitsuko’s spirit. When at last the sliding doors open before her, a vast outpouring of water envelops Ikuko. Of her mother, there is no sign – until ten years later when she revisits the apartments, dilapidated outside, but tidied and fresh inside. She sees her dead mother who assures her that as long as she is well, she is happy. Mitsuko is also there, but when Ikuko turns, she is gone.

This is a good, creepy film that also carries a real emotional sting. Although Mitsuko has a history of instability, there is little doubt that the watery hauntings are real, and these are achieved very convincingly – none more so than when Mitsuko enters her flat once again after the damp patch on the roof has grown once more, to find filthy water pouring from the ceiling in every room. The effect is very much as if it is raining on the inside and is highly unsettling.

The melancholy of the lonely little girl, now without a mother, is also palpable but at least we get (and she gets) some assurance that Mitsuko will always be watching over her.

1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.

Very Scary - Dark Water review by Cato

Spoiler Alert
02/01/2018

I'd read the blurb and the comments and knew that I was in for an hour and a half of scariness, and it certainly was pretty frightful at times, especially when the shrill music shrieked at moments of a pretty fearsome film.

The setting of the film is pretty gruesome, to say the least, and I couldn't really understand why the poor woman didn't leave the awful flat straight away, but then we wouldn't have had the film would we. Anyway, certainly a very scary film.

0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.

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