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The Booth

Original title: Bûsu
  • 2005
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 14m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
473
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The Booth (2005)
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Shogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ... Read allShogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, t... Read allShogo (Ryuta Sato), the arrogant and condescending star of a popular call-in radio-show must temporarily broadcast out of Studio 6, a creepy and dilapidated booth abandoned since its last DJ committed suicide several years ago. Suddenly, Shogo begins receiving disturbing calls, the voice on the line whispers "Liar" over and over. Is the joke on him, has someone discov... Read all

  • Director
    • Yoshihiro Nakamura
  • Writer
    • Yoshihiro Nakamura
  • Stars
    • Maiko Asano
    • Makoto Ashikawa
    • Mansaku Ikeuchi
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    473
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yoshihiro Nakamura
    • Writer
      • Yoshihiro Nakamura
    • Stars
      • Maiko Asano
      • Makoto Ashikawa
      • Mansaku Ikeuchi
    • 13User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Maiko Asano
    Makoto Ashikawa
    Mansaku Ikeuchi
    Seiko Iwaidô
      Hijiri Kojima
      Masaki Miura
      Ryûta Satô
      Ryûta Satô
      • Shogo
      • Director
        • Yoshihiro Nakamura
      • Writer
        • Yoshihiro Nakamura
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      Dethcharm

      Dead Air...

      A DJ and crew of a late-night call-in show are plagued by bizarre calls, strange noises, and a possible curse. We are shown at the beginning what happened some years ago to a former DJ. It occurred in the same studio #6. Is it haunted? Perhaps, but that's not all that's going on, and secrets are slowly revealed that turn everything upside down! THE BOOTH is a smart, cool little Japanese creeper that never gets boring...
      7Sabalon

      Impressive for a small cast and minimal locations

      I liked this movie because it basically did more with less. It could have been made more interesting if they had kept it confined to the studio even more (though some of the plot elements would have been harder to develop).

      The guy playing the DJ did a good job of showing someone spooked out and haunted by his memories. I also found his dialog with the callers pretty funny.

      While parts of the movie you can see coming a mile away, other parts you do not expect to turn out the way they did.

      I thought it was a pretty minimal ghost story for the most part, concentrating more on the living side of the equation. The last 5-10 minutes were pretty well done as everything is being revealed.

      While it was a shorter movie, it felt to be just about the right amount of time to tell the story. Any more and it would have started to drag.
      6jpxbdv

      Pretty creepy

      This film is well Worth it's short 74 minute run time a very creepy atmosphere in an isolated setting A well written cohesive storyline that has a pretty good pay off in the end highly recommended.
      7mikekitchell

      Better than expected

      A surprisingly interesting meditation on the nature of regret in terms of the way it relates to paranoia. There's a lot going on in this for having a run time of only 74 minutes, but it works. The scares are very subtle, not the jump-cut scares that seem to populate most recent Asian horror films. The way the "scares" are set up is similar to the disturbing moments in "The Uninvited" (aka 4 Inyong shiktak, directed by Su-Leon Lee), but this isn't nearly to the same caliber. The film does a nice job of balancing a classic ghost story with something more unusual and psychological. It's not perfect, but it does what it's supposed to do. I would recommend checking it out if you get a chance.
      6Patient444

      Felt refreshed!

      Well, God and my friends sure know I had my share of bad Asian horrors, so thank you for delivering this little gem. It looks small but the potential is explored as much as its budget allowed it to.

      Very few places used in this movie, either they had a lack of finances or maybe they just wanted to keep it small, so it can feel more personal, helping the viewer to connect more with the main character. Did it work? I think it was a direct hit! No point in saying too much about it, cause I fear I may reveal important details in it, thus I will do nothing more than recommend this one. It works as a horror, has some nice humorous lines in it and that good ol' twist at the end! So don't read too much into it, watch it and thank me later.

      Cheers!

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        First lead role for Ryûta Satô.

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      • Release date
        • November 5, 2005 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
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      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • ブース/Booth
      • Filming locations
        • Tokyo, Japan(radio studio in Nippon Broadcasting building)
      • Production company
        • Pony Canyon
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 14 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.78 : 1

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