Carved (film)
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| Directed by | Koji Shiraishi |
| Written by | Naoyuki Yokota Koji Shiraishi |
| Starring | Eriko Sato Haruhiko Kato Miki Mizuno Kaori Sakagami |
| Release date(s) | Japan August 14, 2008 South Korea August 2, 2008 |
| Running time | 120 mins |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Carved (口裂け女, Kuchisake-onna, Slith-mouthed woman) with the Japanese title Kuchisake-onna, is a J-Horror movie, released on August 14, 2007, directed by Kôji Shiraishi and written by Naoyuki Yokota and Kôji Shiraishi.
The original title refers to a malicious spirit from Japanese Mythology called the Kuchisake-onna and a modern version of a woman who, after being mutilated by her abused son, returns as a malicious spirit bent on committing the same act to her victims. For this film, Kôji Shiraishi introduced a new aspect to the legend by addressing current social issues of motherhood, single mothers and child welfare.
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[edit] Plot
Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long raincoat, mask, and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, as she removes her mask, ask "Am I pretty?" The victims would die as she disfigured their faces to match hers. Thirty years later, children are disappearing again, one by one. The slit-mouthed woman seems to have returned, but why? Why now after a long absence?
Schoolteacher Kyoko Yamashita (Eriko Sato) sets out to investigate, to ease her guilt for failing to protect one of her students from the mysterious killer. She eventually discovers the origins of the slit-mouthed woman with Noboru Matsuzaki (Haruhiko Kato) at her side.
[edit] Cast
- Eriko Sato as Kyoko Yamashita
- Haruhiko Kato as Noboru Matsuzaki
- Miki Mizuno as Taeko Matsuzaki
- Chiharu Kawai as Mayumi Sasaki
- Rie Kuwana as Mika Sasaki
- Kazuyuki Matsuzawa as Hideo Tamura
- Kaori Sakagami as Saori Tamura
[edit] Production
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[edit] Home media
Kuchisake-onna was picked up for DVD release by Tartan Films,[1] it was released as Carved.
[edit] Prequel
The Scissors Massacre has been released as a prequel to Carved, also going by the names Carved 2, A Slit-Mouthed Woman 2 and Kuchisake-onna 2.
[edit] References
- ^ Frater, Patrick (March 22, 2007). "Tartan snaps U.S. rights for 'Slit'". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117961673?refCatId=13. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Carved at the Internet Movie Database
- Carved at Rotten Tomatoes
