Haze (2005)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Shinya Tsukamoto

Writer:

Shinya Tsukamoto (written by)

Genre:

Short | Horror | Mystery

Tagline:

You will experience the palpable feeling of terror and all encompassing sense of claustrophobia as you watch this intense exercise in basic fear and dread...

Plot:

A man wakes up to find himself locked in a tiny, cramped concrete room, in which he can barely move...

Plot Keywords:

Disturbing | Imprisonment | Claustrophobia | Surrealism | Maze

Cast

Shinya Tsukamoto		(as Shin'ya Tsukamoto)
Takahiro Murase
Takahiro Kandaka
Masato Tsujioka
Mao Saito		(as Mao Saitô)
Kaori Fujii

Runtime:

49 min | Korea:24 min (Jeonju Film Festival) | Argentina:49 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated | UK:15 | Germany:18 | Italy:VM14

Trivia:

The shooting of the film lasted only 13 days.

Saw vs Cube

This Japanese low budget horror movie is a true piece of postmodern eclectic movie-making. Instead of using Japanese movies as a source of inspiration (Like: the Ring, Grudge, Kill Bill), this movie consists of American horror movies. The movie starts with a scene of a wounded man who found himself in a very small place (ref. Cube). Soon this man finds out he's trapped in a maze and 'may be' used as a victim in a game of rich freaks (ref. Saw, My little eye). After this short introduction, the pain begins. If you have ever seen American History X (and you probably have), then the scene with the black man biting in the pavement, while Edward Norton kicks him to death, will still be in your memories. You can expect something like this, only ten times worse. Eventually he meets a woman and with her, he tries to find his way out. It won't take much of your time, since the duration of this movie is only 50 minutes, so you should watch it. If it is only for the homage (did the director ever seen that movie?) to American History X. A nice short horror masterpiece.