Ghost Train

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Grave of the Fireflies (Collector's Edition)

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Unique Take on WWII Aftermath
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Grave of the Fireflies (Collector's Edition)
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi , Ayano Shiraishi , Yoshiko Shinohara , Akemi Yamaguchi , and J. Robert Spencer
Director: Isao Takahata
Manufacturer: Central Park Media
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ASIN: B00006HAWP
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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Isao Takahata's powerful antiwar film has been praised by critics wherever it has been screened around the world. When their mother is killed in the firebombing of Tokyo near the end of World War II, teenage Seita and his little sister Setsuko are left on their own: their father is away, serving in the Imperial Navy. The two children initially stay with an aunt, but she has little affection for them and resents the time and money they require. The two children set up housekeeping in a cave by a stream, but their meager resources are quickly exhausted, and Seita is reduced to stealing to feed his sister.

The strength of Grave of the Fireflies lies in Takahata's evenhanded portrayal of the characters. A sympathetic doctor, the greedy aunt, the disinterested cousins all know there is little they can do for Seita and Setsuko. Their resources, like their country's, are already overtaxed: anything they spare endangers their own survival. As in the Barefoot Gen films, no mention is made of Japan's role in the war as an aggressor; but the depiction of the needless suffering endured by its victims transcends national and ideological boundaries. --Charles Solomon

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Unique Take on WWII Aftermath.......2007-06-27

Friends in one of my social circles exposed me to this film,Grave of Fireflies, which is said to be one of the most accurate portrayals of Post War Japan. They repeated this from an anime convention panel discussion. I have to take their word for it because I have not been able to find much information concerning the children of this time and I know that the creators grew up in it.

According to DVD extras on My Neighbor Totoro, a film set in the same time frame that was created simultaneously by the same studio, producers were not ready to make film of this part of Japanese history and that the Japanese audience would not be ready to view it. The producers were persuaded to support it when the script for Totoro was written and the two scripts viewed together.

My Neighbor Totoro is very family friendly and does not cover the aftermath of the war as extensively. The only signs that it takes place during this time include the mother's illness, the rundown houses, and the soot sprites (leftover from the bombs?). It's focus is not the the war or it's effects but the innocence and optimism that still thrived despite everything these characters had lived through previously.

In contrast, Grave of the Fireflies gives a very realistic look at the death and devastation. The main characters in this film were orphaned by the war and bombings yet the boy tries his best to preserve his young sister's innocence and their survival. He is thrust into the role of an adult for which he frequently proves unready. He has to obtain food and often the money to buy it and take his sister to a doctor. The children make their home in an underground shelter that had previously protected whole communities from air raids.

The movie also has many details in the background that give clues to the time period which include people making salt from sea water, an antique radio that is playing music, clothing, and other scenes from the time. Someone who grew up during this time possibly finds the film nostalgic (I do not any personally, so I could not accurately speak for them). I appreciate that it possibly has authority concerning the historical aspects in the story. I do not consider it to be family viewing, except in cases of an older family, because the deaths and medical conditions are realistically portrayed and difficult to watch.

Touching and depressing.......2007-06-08

I cannot recommend this movie enough. Although I would say not for the younger children - my 9 year old left the room and said he didn't want to see such sad stuff. Even my 15 year old said is was depressing. On the other hand, it is a poignant story of the love shared by a pair of siblings in the worst possible conditions.

It is emotionally heart-wrenching - hurt, pain and fear are interspersed with moments of joy and lightheartedness. For much of the movie, I believed that Seita and Setsuko would come out of this together. Of course, since the movie opens with Seita dying I knew that my hope was misplaced, but I wanted them to survive. The love they shared, and the joy they took from one another made me root for them.

Fruit drops will never look the same way again to me.

Great movie.......2007-06-05

This was a moving commentary on the citizens involved in war. I believe this is meant for older children or adults. It is very emotional for a young child.

wow.......2007-05-21

I'd actually give it 4.5 stars. This is an intense movie. While I loved it, it is still haunting me 2 days after having seen it (always a good sign in my book). I really enjoyed it, but oddly enough, I don't think that I can ever watch it again.

After watching it, I felt exhausted, like all of the air left me, and heavy. It is a beautifully drawn film. Amazing that it can provoke two strong clashing feelings at once. I don't know if I would have had my 9 year old watch it if I had really realized what was going to happen, although he paid rapt attention to it. He said that he didn't like it but I suspect that he was referring to the subject matter. Definitely a must see.

Right........2007-04-25

Horrifyingly depressing Japanese animated feature about two orphaned siblings in post WWII Japan who starve to death. Only watch this if you feel like killing yourself.

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Unique Take on WWII Aftermath
Touching and depressing
Great movie
wow
Right.

Grave of the Fireflies
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi , Ayano Shiraishi , Yoshiko Shinohara , Akemi Yamaguchi , and J. Robert Spencer
Director: Isao Takahata
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My Neighbor Totoro
Howl's Moving Castle
Whisper of the Heart

ASIN: B00070Q84U
Release Date: 2004-12-07

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Unique Take on WWII Aftermath.......2007-06-27

Touching and depressing.......2007-06-08

Great movie.......2007-06-05

This was a moving commentary on the citizens involved in war. I believe this is meant for older children or adults. It is very emotional for a young child.

wow.......2007-05-21

Right........2007-04-25

Horrifyingly depressing Japanese animated feature about two orphaned siblings in post WWII Japan who starve to death. Only watch this if you feel like killing yourself.

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Lee hits this one out of the park.
Redefine horror....
A Very Good And Complex Film: Psychological Horror!
not for those who take a dead children lightly
Great Movie and DVD, not only for Horror Fans

The Uninvited
Starring: Shin-yang Park , Ji-hyun Jun , Seon Yu , Ok Jeong (II) , and Ju-shil Lee
Director: Su-yeon Lee
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The Maid

ASIN: B000F48DB4
Release Date: 2006-05-30

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This intrernationally acclaimed thriller is a character driven throwback to the groundbreaking horror films of the 1970's. This modern horror masterpiece shares as much in common with The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby as with The Ring or The Grudge. Riveting performances from the two leads porovide a powerful, unforgetable plunge into the deepest fathoms of psychological terror, and once you see what lies beyond the veil of reality, there is not escaping its apocalyptic curse.

• Behind-The-Scenes: The Making of The Uninvited Documentary Featurette

• English and Spanish Audio Commentaries

• Trailers

• Posters and Sill Garries

• Production Notes, Essays & Bios

• Essay on Korean Horror by Art Black (Asian Cult Cinema, Psychotronic Video Guide)

• Optional English and Spanish Subtitles

• Seperate Bilingual Menus in English and Spanish

• Collectible Sticker

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Lee hits this one out of the park........2007-06-26

The Uninvited (Su-yeon Lee, 2003)

The Uninvited is being marketed here in America as just another Asian horror flick, which is a disservice not only to the film, but both to the Asian horror film audience in America and the audience that would get far more out of it. Not to say there isn't crossover; I rented it expecting another Asian horror flick and got, well, The Uninvited, which while it contains some supernatural elements (and the rather extreme ways of depicting them of which the Japanese are so fond), is a breathtaking psychological drama about the lengths a person will go to to defend himself from the past, and the devastation that can occur when those defenses are broken down.

While the main character is Jeong-won (Shin-yang Park), it's hard to really define anyone as a "main" character here. He (and his story) gets the most screen time, but everything going on around him is just as important, even the part to which he and his story are tangential. In any case, Jeong-won is an interior designer with a problem--a nagging, overbearing fiancée, Hee-eun (Seon Yu). One night, he falls asleep on the train home, and rides it to the last stop by accident. As the train pulls off into the yard for the night, from the platform he sees that two small children are still on the train, seemingly asleep. The next morning, he finds out they were found there dead, and almost immediately after has a work-related accident that causes head trauma. That night, he sees the two dead girls sitting at the new table his fiancée just bought.

And that's just the first five minutes. It's also the synopsis most people will give (everyone stops there because we run out of space for it), and that's why everyone thinks it's a ghost story. Oh, but there's much more--an alleged psychic, a murder trial, a poor priest who may or may not be who he says he is, rumors of infidelity, a mental clinic, and it just keeps going on and on. There's no way to give a full synopsis of this movie in less than a thousand words; there's simply too much to it, and it's all quite wonderful.

The pace is psychological-drama pace, not horror pace. You should be expecting things to move slowly. It is, after all, over two hours long, which gives us enough time to absorb all the different threads Su-yeon Lee wove into the screenplay. There's a lot going on here; this is a movie that requires you to pay attention to it, but the payoff is in the characters, the way they interact, Lee's bravery in not tying up all the loose ends (the final scene is just perfect, even if we're probably in greater suspense about the scene that would come just after than we have been at any point in the movie), and all the other little things that make The Uninvited one of the best movies I've seen this year. **** ½

Redefine horror...........2007-02-06

As I write this I must say that Ernest's review is better than anything I can probably say, and I agree with most of his opinions. Yes, this film is slow; it is about the characters, and character development takes longer than slashing or gore. This won't fit a lot of Americans' concepts of horror movies: there is no monster, human or supernatural; there is no slashing or teen sex -- no teens at all, for that matter; and the ghosts of the dead children are not overtly threatening, but instead rather sad; there are not even "gotcha" moments such as those in Dark Water or The Grudge. It is, however, an intensely fascinating movie for fans of psychological horror, and those who have an interest in the dark side of the human psyche. I don't feel a need to describe the plot, because others have done that. This movie does give us a new kind of horror, one rarely seen in Asian films and almost never in American horror films since the 1960s. For American film fans, let me say that if you liked the original, black and white, early 60s "The Haunting" (based on Shirley Jackson's book "The Haunting of Hill House") you will probably enjoy this. The films are vastly different on the surface, but in the final say, they both focus on the human rather than the supernatural, and use the supernatural as a means to explore the human condition. It's well worth watching, and for fans of Asian horror, definitely worth owning.

A Very Good And Complex Film: Psychological Horror!.......2007-01-25

"The Uninvited," is not your usual or typical horror film riddled with the usual gorefest cliches common in too many horror films. This film is a deeper, and more methodically paced film dealing with the human pysche. And more importantly, the horrors that we carry with us: In this case, the films main protagonist Jeong-won (Shin-yang Park). If you have the patience for a very complex, and slowly paced film, then this film will reward you. As a word of caution however, it is not for those whose idea of a horror film [if we can call it that] is one with gratuitous gore from beginning to end. I thought that this was a very good film. However, it may not appeal to all viewers. The film is rather slow-paced, and ambiguous.

Furthermore, the films usuage of ghosts and other supernatural occurances are used in order to advance the films main theme: The inner pysche of the films main protagonist, Jeong-won (Shin-yang Park). And I believe the film succeeded magnificantly in this respect. The film begins with Jeong-wan, an architect, who has no recollection or memories of his childhood. Returning from home one day on the subway, he notices two young girls who are sitting next to him. As he reaches the end of the line, he notices the two girls are still there. Thinking nothing further about it, he returns home. However, he later learns that the two girls were dead. Thus begins a very complex film. Jeong-wan's life begins to change dramatically, as he begins to see the two dead children. Whether or not this is in his head, or real is only part of the films message: For it is mainly the films ambiguity which leave the viewer to his or her imagination.

Finally, while the film is not so much about horror, per se, as much as the horror of trauma and loss, there are still some disturbing images which are haunting in their themes. As the film moves forward, Jeong-wan meets a woman named Yeon (Ji-hyun Jun), who is a narcoleptic. She is also a witness in an infant murder case, who can also see these two childrens ghosts. They both try to unravel this mystery of the children, and in doing so unlock Jeong-wan's shocking past. I don't want to give away too much of the film, however, if you sit back and allow the films slow and nuanced pace to arrive at the conclusion, you might find you like this film. However, it's not a happy one with a neat tidy conclusion. I recommend you rent the film first to see it this is a film you would like to have in your cinema collection. The film does take patience. Recommended. [Stars: 4.5]

not for those who take a dead children lightly.......2007-01-12

This one was a little rough as far as dead kids go but it is a good movie

Great Movie and DVD, not only for Horror Fans.......2006-06-10

I got the DVD for the Uninvited not knowing what to expect, Asian Horror movies are usually very different one from another. There are movies that go heavy on the blood and others than go heavy on the Drama; The Uninvited falls in the latter, just like other movies like Dark Water or Two Sisters. The movie is about a man named Jung-won who is an Interior designer. One day he falls asleep in the subway and he must hurry out before the doors close, but outside he notices that the two kids are still on the train, and he does nothing. The next day he hears on the radio that the 2 children were dead and suddenly he starts seen the kids sitting at his dinner table.
He ignores what is happening to him, probably thinking is the shock of watching the children dead in the train until the day he meets a woman named Yun who suffers from narcolepsy, so he takes her to his home when she loses conscious in his car, and just when she is leaving she tell him to put his kids in bed, so now Jung-won is not the only one seeing the dead kids.
From there Yun helps Jung-won find the gruesome secrets buried in his past, but he is not the only one with a dark past.
The movie has some very shocking scenes that play very well. Both lead actors, Shin-yang Park and Ji-hyun Jun (most known for her part in the romantic comedy (My Sassy Girl") did a fantastic job playing these troubled characters. The cinematography is superb, there were some scenes were I was very impressed.

The US DVD from Panik House is great, from the cover to the extras. There are 2 Audio Commentaries, one in English, which is very informative about the Korean culture and Cinema and another one in Spanish. It has a Making Off, Interviews with the lead Actors, a story boards/scenes comparisons, and other need stuff like a condensed version of the movie. The DVD also comes with a sticker of the cover.

I really recommend this movie to everyone, is not a simple horror movie but a complex drama with some very shocking moments.

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Not unique, quite typical, but has its scary moments..

Ghost Train
Starring: Chinatsu Wakatsuki , Shun Oguri , and Erika Sawajiri
Director: Takeshi Furusawa
Manufacturer: Adv Films
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ASIN: B000P6R5LG
Release Date: 2007-07-17

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All aboard! - The train to hell is now departing. Nana thought her life was scary enough, but the train ride between all her responsibilities will prove to be the most horrifying part of her day. Somewhere, deep underground in the tunnel near Mizunashi Station, a dark spirit yearns for revenge. One by one, people begin to mysteriously disappear...

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Not unique, quite typical, but has its scary moments.........2007-06-25

GHOST TRAIN (aka: Otoshimono, Lost Property) is the latest installment in Japanese horror. Director Takeshi Furusawa obviously has watched a lot of J-horror films, it shows in this movie, the usual formulas are present in its sequences: a complicated backstory, scares that make you jump, the usual creepy music, a vengeful longed-haired ghost and a child ghost in makeup.

"Whoever picks up this railway pass will die".
High school girl Nana(Erika Sawagiri) thought her life was complicated enough. Her graduation is looming, her ailing mother is in the hospital, and her sister Noriko is in a constant need of attention. But, the train ride between all her responsibilities will prove to be the most horrifying part of her day. Somewhere, deep underground in the tunnel near Mizunahsi Station, a dark spirit yearns for revenge. One by one, people begin to mysteriously disappear. Eventually, Nana's own sister falls prey to the wicked tracks. Together with her friend Kanae(Chinatsu Wakatsuki), they now take one more trip into the supernatural and confront the sinister and malevolent force haunting below the depths. Together they must uncover the truth, but terror awaits them as the hand of death comes ever closer.

Although Ghost Train may be considered a typical J-horror flick, taking formulas from more popular Japanese Horror films,(Ringu, Ju-on, Kairo, One Missed call) it does have its redeeming moments. Furusawa has spent a lot of time as assistant to Kiyoshi Kurosawa(Pulse aka: Kairo), so his feel for terror has been enhanced. Furusawa's skill in direction shows--1)The sequence where the camera builds tension by focusing on Nana in a dark apartment while the viewers are aware that the ghost is lurking, 2)editing is very creative during the scene of Kanae's possessed boyfriend, and 3) the killer third-act sequence that involves a huge rocky mound that the main character must climb, whereupon the "rocks" reveal themselves to be corpses and she must flee, the corpses chasing her in a ghoulish wave of crawling physical distortion along the abandoned railway tunnels. These types of creative techniques assist the filmmakers in concealing the film's faults. Sometimes it seemed like Furusawa and the co-writer Erika Tanaka take the plot so seriously that they seem to be intentionally trying to drain all the fun out of the film.

To the film's credit, the supposed mystery at its core is much more complicated than it is when it was first suggested. Also, the film's central human plotline, Kanae and Nana's friendship, is actually surprisingly effective. Setting them up as rivals in the beginning may make their sudden bonding seem convenient, but Chinatsu and Sawajiri make a cute team of ghost hunters, and that likability makes them easier to connect with, although their acting skills are somewhat lacking.

I saw the region-3 release of this film that clocks in at 92 minutes. I try to avoid watching highly edited U.S. releases(not to say that this film's U.S. version will be cut). I read that the U.S. release(7/17/07) will be letterboxed with 2.0 Surround, still, its specs may change.
PICTURE: Anamorphic Widescreen. Video transfer is very clean and sharp, colors are good, and black levels are detailed.
AUDIO: Japanese 6.1 Dolby Digital/DTS-ES. The sound is very powerful and crisp. Subtitles are in English and Chinese. The English Subs are very good and well-timed.
In Closing: Ghost Train is not at all unique, it is a typical Japanese horror film. It relies heavily on imagery and situational atmosphere inspired by other Japanese horror blockbusters. Attempts to steal from such a strongly influential tradition are not surprising nor particularly reprehensible--that's what groundbreaking works inevitably may lead to. However, in my opinion, Ghost Train is average, delivering an affecting plot and a good number creepy/scary moments, but it is still indistinguishable from all the other horror films that comes out from Japan.

Train To Pakistan...Based on the Novel by Khushwant Singh

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Train To Pakistan...Based on the Novel by Khushwant Singh

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Train to Pakistan
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An Intellectual History of the Caribbean (New Directions in Latino American Culture)

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ASIN: B000F71FP2

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1947: In a newly partitioned country, a ghost train in the only link.

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The Ghost Train

Manufacturer: Nostalgia Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Third remake of the popular British comedy/thriller about travellers, stranded at a desolate railway station, who are startled by the appearance of a phantom train, part of a very real smuggling conspiracy. Arthur Askey, Kathleen Harrison star. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.

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Unique Take on WWII Aftermath
Touching and depressing
Great movie
wow
Right.

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My Neighbor Totoro
Howl's Moving Castle
Whisper of the Heart

ASIN: 1562197290
Release Date: 1998-10-07

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Customer Reviews:

Unique Take on WWII Aftermath.......2007-06-27

Touching and depressing.......2007-06-08

Great movie.......2007-06-05

This was a moving commentary on the citizens involved in war. I believe this is meant for older children or adults. It is very emotional for a young child.

wow.......2007-05-21

Right........2007-04-25

Horrifyingly depressing Japanese animated feature about two orphaned siblings in post WWII Japan who starve to death. Only watch this if you feel like killing yourself.

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Lucky Luke - Ghost Train

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advertisement Axel (Jack Elam), an old prospector, thinks he's being haunted by the Ghost Train, a wreck that nearly took him to his death twenty years before. When Axel vanishes, a circuit judge (Abe Vigoda) orders a trial for the banker (David Huddleston) who wanted Axel's claim. But Luke's suspects also include a nosy newspaperwoman (Alison Shanks)...and just maybe, an actual ghost

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Ghost Train
Starring: Lucky Luke
Manufacturer: Tapeworm
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Ma Dalton

ASIN: B00004WC5Z
Release Date: 2000-07-11

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The Ghost Train

Manufacturer: RetroFLICKS
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In this British horror/comedy, a small group of railway passengers miss their connecting train, and become stranded overnight at a lonely country station. The weather is terrible, but the cranky old stationmaster is strongly against letting them spend the night there. At last he grudgingly gives in - but not before telling them of a chilling local legend, involving a phantom train which is said to travel the rails at dead of night, carrying the ghosts of a terrible wreck from long ago! In the hours to come, the travelers will experience terror, intrigue, and the amusing/annoying exploits of vaudevillian comedian Arthur Askey, as they attempt to solve the mystery of The Ghost Train.

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