Movie

Marebito

2004 · 92 min

A slow, disorienting descent into obsession and madness, shot through with grimy video texture and surreal dread.

Overview: A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, tense and bleak. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Obsession, madness, isolation, fate
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
madness
isolation
fate
death
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: found footage
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild