The Inerasable Explained

The Inerasable
Native Name:
Kanji:残穢 -住んではいけない部屋-
Revhep:Zan’e: Sunde wa ikenai heya
Director:Yoshihiro Nakamura
Producer:Yoshihiro Nakamura
Fumitsugu Ikeda[1]
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Screenplay:Kenichi Suzuki
Starring:Yūko Takeuchi
Narrators:-->
Music:Goro Yasukawa
Cinematography:Yukihiro Okimura
Studio:Happinet
Distributor:Shochiku
Runtime:107 minutes
Country:Japan
Language:Japanese
Gross: (Japan)[2]

is a 2015 Japanese horror mystery film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura and starring Yūko Takeuchi.[1] [3] The film is based on , a horror novel by Fuyumi Ono. It had its world premiere at the, where it was in competition, on October 25, 2015. The film was released in Japan by Shochiku on January 30, 2016.

Plot

Ai is a mystery novel writer. She received a letter from Kubo, a reader of her novel and a university student. Kubo's letter states that she hears odd sounds from the room where she lives now. Ai becomes interested by the letter and they being to investigate. Ai and Kubo learn of people that lived in the apartment and their experiences including a suicide and murder.

Cast

Production

The film is based on , a horror novel by Fuyumi Ono.[1] [4]

Release

The film was in competition at the,[1] where it had its world premiere on October 25, 2015.[4] It was released in Japan on January 30, 2016.[3]

Reception

The film was 5th placed in admissions and gross on its opening weekend, with 82,182 admissions and in gross.[5] [6] On its second weekend, it remained in 5th place in both admissions and gross,[7] with in gross.[8] On the 3rd weekend it was again 5th placed by gross, with,[9] but dropped to 6th place in admissions.[10] On the 4th weekend, it dropped to 9th place by gross, with .[11] As of February 21, the film had grossed in Japan.[2]

Deborah Young of The Hollywood Reporter called the film "a nicely constructed tale, but too tame to scare anybody."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'The Inerasable': Tokyo Review. Deborah. Young. October 25, 2016. February 25, 2016. The Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Web site: Zan'e: Sunde wa ikenai heya (The Inerasable). February 25, 2016. Box Office Mojo.
  3. Web site: 残穢【ざんえ】 ‐住んではいけない部屋‐(2015). February 25, 2016. allcinema. Stingray. Japanese.
  4. Web site: The Inerasable. February 25, 2016. 2015.tiff-jp.net. Tokyo International Film Festival.
  5. Web site: Japan Box Office Report – 1/30~1/31. February 1, 2016. February 25, 2016. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.
  6. Web site: Japan Box Office January 30–31, 2016. February 25, 2016. Box Office Mojo.
  7. Web site: Japan Box Office Report – 2/6~2/7. February 8, 2016. February 25, 2016. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.
  8. Web site: Japan Box Office February 6–7, 2016. February 25, 2016. Box Office Mojo.
  9. Web site: Japan Box Office February 13–14, 2016. February 25, 2016. Box Office Mojo.
  10. Web site: Japan Box Office Report – 2/13~2/14. February 15, 2016. February 25, 2016. tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC.
  11. Web site: Japan Box Office February 20–21, 2016. February 25, 2016. Box Office Mojo.