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One Missed Call

2003 · 112 min

A slow-creeping, unsettling horror that turns everyday phones into instruments of dread, with a bleak and twisty payoff.

Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
Starring
Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi
Tagline
Death cannot be put on hold...
Overview
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.

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Directed by
Takashi Miike
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
Starring
Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • fate
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • technology
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror, mystery, fantasy
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Written by
Minako Daira
Starring
Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi, Anna Nagata, Atsushi Ida, Mariko Tsutsui, Azusa, Karen Ôshima
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
112 min
Country
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Languages
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