One Missed Call (2003)

Original title

着信アリ

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

horror film, ghost film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

12

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 485 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A psychology student named Yumi Nakamura investigates when her friends start receiving voicemails that predict the exact moment of their death. The calls always come true, and Yumi races to find a way to break the pattern before she gets her own call.

tenseunsettlingcreepyfast-pacedsuspensefulmysteriouseerie

What happens

One Missed Call (Japanese: 着信アリ, Hepburn: Chakushin ari) is a 2003 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is based on the novel Chakushin Ari by Yasushi Akimoto. The plot revolves around Yumi Nakamura, a young psychology student whose friend Yoko gets a strange voice message on her cell phone, foretelling her death. When more people receive calls with the date and time of their deaths, Yumi struggles to save them and learn the truth behind the calls. In 2008, the film was remade into a critically panned English-language adaptation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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