6 Movies Starring Nanako Matsushima

Ring

Ring

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-01-31

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (47249 Reviews)

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Cast:

Writer:

Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay)

Kèji Suzuki (novel)

Fullplot:

Reiko Asakawa is researching into a 'Cursed Video' interviewing teenagers about it. When her niece Tomoko dies of 'sudden heart failure' with an unnaturally horrified expression on her face, Reiko investigates. She finds out that some of Tomoko's friends, who had been on a holiday with Tomoko the week before, had died on exactly the same night at the exact same time in the exact same way. Reiko goes to the cabin where the teens had stayed and finds an 'unlabeled' video tape. Reiko watched the tape to discover to her horror it is in fact the 'cursed videotape'. Ex-Husband Ryuji helps Reiko solve the mystery, Reiko makes him a copy for further investigation. Things become more tense when their son Yoichi watches the tape saying Tomoko had told him to. Their discovery takes them to a volcanic island where they discover that the video has a connection to a psychic who died 30 years ago, and her child Sadako...

Ring

Ring

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-01-31

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (47211 Reviews)

Director:

Hideo Nakata

Cast:

Writer:

Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay)

Kèji Suzuki (novel)

Fullplot:

Reiko Asakawa is researching into a 'Cursed Video' interviewing teenagers about it. When her niece Tomoko dies of 'sudden heart failure' with an unnaturally horrified expression on her face, Reiko investigates. She finds out that some of Tomoko's friends, who had been on a holiday with Tomoko the week before, had died on exactly the same night at the exact same time in the exact same way. Reiko goes to the cabin where the teens had stayed and finds an 'unlabeled' video tape. Reiko watched the tape to discover to her horror it is in fact the 'cursed videotape'. Ex-Husband Ryuji helps Reiko solve the mystery, Reiko makes him a copy for further investigation. Things become more tense when their son Yoichi watches the tape saying Tomoko had told him to. Their discovery takes them to a volcanic island where they discover that the video has a connection to a psychic who died 30 years ago, and her child Sadako...

Ghost

Ghost

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-13

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

South Korea, Japan

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (188 Reviews)

Director:

Tarè Ohtani

Cast:

Writer:

Bruce Joel Rubin (based upon the screenplay by)

Miho Nakazono (screenplay)

Shimako Sato (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A man tries to solve his lover's murder by communicating with her spirit through the help of a medium.

Ghost

Ghost

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-11-13

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

South Korea, Japan

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (190 Reviews)

Director:

Tarè Ohtani

Cast:

Writer:

Bruce Joel Rubin (based upon the screenplay by)

Miho Nakazono (screenplay)

Shimako Sato (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A man tries to solve his lover's murder by communicating with her spirit through the help of a medium.

Shield of Straw

Shield of Straw

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-26

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

124 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (1506 Reviews)

Director:

Takashi Miike

Genres:

Thriller

Cast:

Writer:

Kazuhiro Kiuchi (based on the novel by)

Tamio Hayashi (screenplay)

Fullplot:

After killing a 7-year-old girl, psychopath Kunihide Kyomaru turns himself in to the police. Since his victim was the daughter of one of the country's richest men, terminally ill billionaire Ninagawa, who buys ads in all the major papers offering a hefty reward for anyone who kills Kunihide. There are a few caveats, including a clause that the execution must be authorized by the government, but the consequences are clear: It's open season on Kunihide, who has nothing but five dedicated cops to protect him, led by security police lieutenant Kazuki Mekari.

When Marnie Was There

When Marnie Was There

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-07-19

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (4438 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Joan G. Robinson (novel)

Keiko Niwa (screenplay)

Masashi Ando (screenplay)

Hiromasa Yonebayashi (screenplay)

David Freedman (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young girl is sent to the country for health reasons, where she meets an unlikely friend in the form of Marnie, a young girl with flowing blonde hair. As the friendship unravels it is possible that Marnie has closer ties to the protagonist than we might expect.

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