Dark Water

2002

1h 41m

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6.8/10

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Horror

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A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.

Directors

Hideo Nakata

Writers

Yoshihiro Nakamura(screenplay by)

Kōji Suzuki(novel by)

Takashige Ichise(screenplay by)

Stars

Hitomi Kuroki

Rio Kanno

Mirei Oguchi

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Top cast

Hitomi Kuroki

Yoshimi Matsubara

Rio Kanno

Young Ikuko Matsubara

Mitsuko Kawai

Ikuko Hamada

Kunio Hamada

Ota

Kamiya

Kishida

Young Yoshimi's Teacher

Young Yoshimi

Mediator

Mediator

Old Lady

Old Lady

Nishioka

Kayo

Kindergarten Principal

Rie Hagiwara

Nursery Teacher

Directors

Hideo Nakata

Writers

Yoshihiro Nakamura(screenplay by)

Kōji Suzuki(novel by)

Takashige Ichise(screenplay by)

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This was very enjoyable and I especially loved the ambience, murkiness and palpable dread that coruscated throughout. This scared my son, a budding horror-film aficionado himself, surprisingly much more than I felt more horrific films he has watched did, and gave him nightmares for a while afterwards. As much as I love Jennifer Connelly and Walter Salles' work, I will try and avoid the English-language remake simply on general principle.

talisencrw02 Jul, 2016