Kyôko Akiba, Yumeaki Hirayama, Takaaki Iwao

Experience a new fear. Prepare for the unknown… You will see something you will never forget…Nao Shingaki has a part-time job at a mini-mart. Outwardly, it looks like any other mini-mart, but there is...( read more  read more... ) something unmistakably abnormal about the place. Inside, the air is choked with vengeful spirits. Outside, thebackyard reeks with a horrible smell. The owner of the mini-mart seems to be overjoyed by the severe injuries sustained by a sales rep for a majorfranchise; while his wife suffers from an unknown madness and spends all of her time staring into the security cameras. Now the spirits have claimed the souls of the night-shift clerk and several customers. Nao is now faced with the task of somehow trying to escape this demonic terror!

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Directed by: Yoshihiro Hoshino

Release Date: February 25, 2004

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DVD Release Date: April 26, 2004

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  • May 21, 2007
    Some great scary bits. Most have now been stolen by other movies.
  • December 8, 2008
    no thanks not my thing
  • June 12, 2008
    Rather pointless, or plotless. It seemed to be weirdness for weirdness' sake, and while that can work for some Japanese horror films (like Kowai Onna) I wasn't really buying it here. It's not bad for a low budget effort, but only having some explanation after an hour of bizzare d...( read more)eaths... well, the deaths get boring if you don't see the point. However, there are good images and ideas within the film, such as the alleyway ghost and the ghost that comes out of the fridge (comedy gold, but also a little creepy), so it's not all bad. I'm just glad I rented it first.
  • May 29, 2008
    They also made a american version, this ones better.
  • May 16, 2008
    This Japanese horror flick with a generous helping of comic relief starts with a bang, moves fast, and ends leaving you feeling thoroughly entertained, all in 80 minutes.
  • February 17, 2008
    Nao works part time at a convenience store, unaware of the malice of the ghosts and spirits surrounding her... She and a co-worker called Ryoko watch the world going mad around them, the birds going crazy, people getting enraged and going mad... and realise they have to do someth...( read more)ing.
  • February 1, 2008
    Seems to be low-budged film but an interesting one at that. Cursed is the small store. Some people sense the evil from the store and end up dead by its mysterious curse. Those that work part time tend to lose their mind and become cursed. It has some amusing CG.
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. I generally avoid horror movies.
  • July 30, 2007
    As far as I know this movie was released a year prior to the Werewolf flick 'Cursed' but neither of them are related... The Japanese title of this flick is, " 'Chô' kowai hanashi A: yami no karasu (Extremely Scary Story A: Dark Crow)" and it was directed by Hoshino Yoshihiro
  • July 6, 2007
    Its seems interesting, but I wont sleep if I watch it lol

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  • Donegal
    December 10, 2006
    Sounds interesting, possibly amusing.

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