Isola (film) explained

Isola
Director:Toshiyuki Mizutani
Producer:
  • Shunsuke Yamada
  • Fumio Inoue
Screenplay:
  • Toshiyuki Mizutani
  • Mugita Kinosita
Starring:
Music:
Cinematography:Shuji Kuriyama
Editing:Nobuyuki Takahashi
Studio:ISOLA Production Group
Distributor:Toho
Runtime:94 minutes

Isola (ISOLA 多重人格少女 ISOLA Taju-jinkaku Shojo,) is a 2000 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiyuki Mizutani. The film is about a woman with ESP who helps the survivors of the Great Hanshin earthquake, who then encounters a girl with a personality disorder, one which is malevolent and possesses paranormal powers.

Cast

Cast adapted from the Toho Filmography book:

Release

Isola was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on January 22, 2000. It was released as a double feature with . The film was released direct-to-video by Adness America Co. with English subtitles on February 15, 2005.

Reception

From contemporary reviews, reviewers in Fangoria described the film as "straightforward fright fare" with "a few good thrills" noting that the character's relationships were "nicely handled" but that the "story falls apart in the second half".

The films opened in third place at the Japanese box office.[1]

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Screen International. 4 February 2000. 39. Asian trio beats US product in Japan. Schilling. Mark.