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Japanese
Box
Synopsis
Due to a sudden rainfall, two Japanese girls seek refuge in
an empty house. Takako is in possession of a mysterious box.
Soon the girl wanders off, and when Masayo goes to look for
her in the big house, she finds Takako as she hangs herself.
Masayo runs out of the room, upset and confused. However, she
is in for another, much bigger shock when the dead Takako reappears
with the noose, insisting she kill herself too! Meanwhile a
private investigator is lurking around outside the house. He
needs to get the box from the girls. But when he does, it is
unlikely he will escape Takako’s fate. Or will he?
Style
The narrative unfolds with the help of the private investigator’s
voice over. But style is the main character of this film. The
imagery has been inspired by classic Japanese horror, resulting
in very striking visuals: the hair covering the dead girl’s
face leaves just a slither of face showing down the middle,
black eyes and pale, almost green looking skin. The private
detective appears only in black and white against the striking
colour background. This makes him look as though he has been
superimposed from a film-noir movie, and adding a more comic-book
look to the whole film. The dead boyfriend of Takako appears
as a Manga style drawing. He has white flowing hair, piecing
white hollow eyes and a long silver coat, making him look evil
and ghostly.
The whole film is set inside the house. Rain is pouring down
the windows. The white-blue streetlight illuminates an otherwise
dark room. At the same time the room at the other end of the
house has the sun rising outside, bathing it in a stunning yellow-orange
morning glow.
Plans
The film was complete in October 2003. Tobbell Films is now
in the process of submitting Japanese Box to film festivals.
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