Otoshimono (2006 film)
Otoshimono (2015), AKA Ghost Train, Ghost Tunnel, Lost and Found
Summary
"People are disappearing, one by one, no rhyme, no reason, no mercy, shrouded in darkness. Now they can see what they are not supposed to see...." A series of bizarre and otherworldly events involving a Japanese subway route lead a group of investigators to unearth evidence of the influence of powerful, ancient, and malevolent forces lurking deep beneath the subway.
Details
- Release Date: 2006
- Country/Language: Japan, Japanese
- Genres/Technical: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
- Runtime: 1 hr 32 min
- Starring: Erika Sawajiri, Chinatsu Wakatsuki, Shun Oguri
- Director: Takeshi Furusawa
- Writer: Daisuke Fukushima and Kei Asami (story)
- Producer/Production Co: Amuse Soft Entertainment, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Pyramid Film
- View Trailer: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (equivalent to a PG-13 or R for mild Violence, Profanity, and Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: Barely Lovecraftian; could be a very loose adaptation)
The film apparently at least plays with a Lovecraftian explanation for the bizarre series of events it depicts, with disappearing passengers "coming back wrong", occult forces lurking in the tunnels below a mountain, and references to Miskatonic University.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- Mark Hodgson at Black Hole Reviews, (link) - "...An enjoyable story packed with scares, in a setting ripe with possibilities..."
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
A series of bizarre and otherworldly events involving a Japanese subway route lead a group of investigators to unearth evidence of the influence of powerful, ancient, and malevolent forces lurking deep beneath the subway.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- location: some characters read a pamphlet for Miskatonic University
