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Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman

2007 · 90 min

A grim, unsettling horror that lingers with a pervasive sense of dread and urban-legend menace.

Directed by
Koji Shiraishi
Genres
Horror
Starring
Eriko Sato, Haruhiko Kato, Chiharu Kawai
Tagline
Am I Pretty...?
Overview
Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death.

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Directed by
Koji Shiraishi
Genres
Horror
Starring
Eriko Sato, Haruhiko Kato, Chiharu Kawai
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Koji Shiraishi
Written by
Koji Shiraishi, Naoyuki Yokota
Starring
Eriko Sato, Haruhiko Kato, Chiharu Kawai, Rie Kuwana, Kazuyuki Matsuzawa, Kaori Sakagami, Sakina Kuwae, Yûto Kawase
Runtime
90 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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