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Apartment 1303

  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
2K
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Apartment 1303 (2007)
Supernatural HorrorHorror

A modern ghost story which turns a love hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror.A modern ghost story which turns a love hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror.A modern ghost story which turns a love hate relationship between mother and daughter into a tale of horror.

  • Director
    • Ataru Oikawa
  • Writers
    • Ataru Oikawa
    • Takamasa Sato
    • Kei Ôishi
  • Stars
    • Noriko Nakagoshi
    • Arata Furuta
    • Eriko Hatsune
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.7/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ataru Oikawa
    • Writers
      • Ataru Oikawa
      • Takamasa Sato
      • Kei Ôishi
    • Stars
      • Noriko Nakagoshi
      • Arata Furuta
      • Eriko Hatsune
    • 21User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Noriko Nakagoshi
    • Mariko Midorikawa
    Arata Furuta
    Arata Furuta
    • Detective Sakurai
    Eriko Hatsune
    Eriko Hatsune
    • Yukiyo Sugiuchi
    Yuka Itaya
    • Woman next door
    Naoko Ôtani
    Naoko Ôtani
    • Midorikawa San
    Aki Fukada
    • Midorikawa Sayaki
    Toshinobu Matsuo
    • Iwata Kenichiro
    Shion Machida
    • Yukiyo's mother
    • Director
      • Ataru Oikawa
    • Writers
      • Ataru Oikawa
      • Takamasa Sato
      • Kei Ôishi
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    User reviews21

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    5trashgang

    the score is really bad

    Released nowadays just because a 3D remake is made by Hollywood. So I had to watch the original before I go watching the 3D version. But wait, this has to be good to move over to the remake.

    I just found it not interesting because I was never scared and I even had to laugh a few times. The reason for my laughter was simple, the score and sound effects used. When the creepiness moves in with the, sigh, girl with long black hair, the music moves on towards some Disney happiness and distracts you away from what you see on the screen. Not only that, once the ghost speaks it's done so cheaply that it becomes ridiculous. And where is the gore or let us even say the red stuff?

    No, there are much better flicks out there to see with girls having long black hair. If you dig Japanese ghost stories then you must see this but don't expect the creepiness or suspense of The Grudge (Ju-on 2002) or Ringu (1998).

    Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
    4Movie-Misfit

    Too Little Too Late For The J-Horror Train!

    Apartment 1303 had the misfortune of being remade by Hollywood a few years after this initial release, directed by one of its many Western producers and failing to impress upon release. While this film only just entertains a little more, due to its Japanese setting and traditions, the film ultimately is like an independent flick inspired by many J-horror classics, yet failing to deliver what so many before it had already done!

    While not completely terrible, Apartment 1303 passes the time with decent performances from the most of its cast, and a few (and I mean a few), creepy moments - although hardly anything to give you a chill such as The Grudge and The Ring did on many occasions.

    While nicely shot, I also found the film equally failing on scares as well as its attempt at humour. It didn't really do it for me unfortunately, but there is worse out there...

    Overall: May work on the easily scared, but as a horror film director, it didn't have anything new that gripped me!
    4Uriah43

    A Ghost Story in Serious Need of Suspense

    This film essentially begins with a young woman by the name of "Yukiyo Sugiuchi" (Eriko Hatsune) having just moved into a new apartment and unpacking her household items. It's during this time that she happens to smell an awful odor and upon checking it out is thrown from the 13th floor onto the ground below. The scene then shifts to a few months later with a small group of people gathering in that same apartment building to celebrate the fact that their good friend "Sayaki Midorikawa" (Aki Fukada) is moving into a new apartment building. Naturally, being a young woman who has never lived on her own before, Sayaki is thrilled to have found such an inexpensive place to rent. However, it's during this time that she also smells a strong odor coming from one of the rooms within the apartment. So, being somewhat concerned about where the odor is coming from, she promptly goes to check it out. Minutes later she returns to her friends and--to their great shock and dismay--she then proceeds to throw herself off of the balcony to her death. A few days later, Sayaki's older sister "Mariko Midorikawa" (Noriko Nakagoshi) goes to pick up her belongings and begins to see hallucinations of her sister in that same apartment. Little does she realize that, the longer she continues to investigate Sayaki's death, the closer she gets to the real horror behind it. Now, rather than reveal any more, I will just say that this could have been a pretty good horror film but it lacked the suspense necessary for a movie of this sort. Admittedly, Noriko Nakagoshi, was quite attractive and performed her role rather well. But even so, it wasn't enough to overcome the rather uninspired plot and I have rated this film accordingly. Slightly below average.
    6champueng-1

    Scary enough to pass your time in your boring night

    I rent this movie from the store next door without high expectation and even so, I turned it off after 1 hour and fast forward it to the end. The movie wasn't too bad but ,on the other's hand, not the not-to-be-missed one either.

    Some scenes, especially in the first 45 minutes, are quite scary but in the second half, its pace slowed down a bit. It's the universal rule that a ghost story will not be scary anymore if you see a ghost clearly. Even me know that, why didn't the director?

    Over all, you'll find this movie good enough for a boring night with nothing else to do. My vote is 6.

    And one other thing, why people have to run away from ghost? Why don't they fight? If a ghost can hurt us, why can't we hurt them back.
    4paul_m_haakonsen

    Lukewarm thrills

    This movie is not really all that scary. Sure it had a couple of moments where have you at the edge of the seat, but if just fails to bring you all the way over the edge.

    Being a traditional Asian horror movie in every way, this movie offers very little that haven't been seen in other movies in the same genre. Sure it provides adequate entertainment the first time you watch it, but this movie is not the kind you pick up to watch again a second time. The problem might be that there are numerous horror movies being pumped out of Asia, so they all struggle to stand out in the genre. Apartment 1303 certainly failed to stand out.

    The acting and cast in the movie is alright, though some of the dialogue is a bit weak. The setting? Well not overly scary, could have used some extra touches, but not a bottomscraper in any way though.

    If you want to be scared and have good thrills, you might want to pick up another title, as this one is just a lukewarm experience. You might want to go for titles like "Ringu", "Phone", "The Eye" and such titles. If you are a native Asian, you might just find the movie scary, but for westerners there is very little to scare us in this movie.

    I would recommend this movie for an early evening appetizer leading up for a better and scarier horror movie following after. Let this be a lead up to something more scare in its wake, no need to bring out the pillows while watching this one though.

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    • Connections
      Remade as Apartment 1303 3D (2012)
    • Soundtracks
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      Performed by Bahashishi

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2007 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Lanetli ruhlar
    • Filming locations
      • Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka, Japan(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Amuse
      • Career & Bridge
      • T.O. Entertainment
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $726,960
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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