A trailer has been released for Mitsuhiro Mihara‘s new horror film, Murasaki Kagami (The Purple Mirror). Actually, it was released about a week ago via the film’s official website, but the promotional materials and production stills didn’t come out until over the weekend.
Mihara is best known for coming-of-age youth films, comedies, and his 2008 cooking drama Flavor of Happiness, so it’s a bit out of character for him to take the time to write and direct yet another entry to the relatively played-out urban legend sub-genre of J-horror. On top of that, the trailer makes it seem particularly cheap and uneventful. However, the trend of filling these movies with models and gravure idols has a tendency to take the edge off most flaws.
“The purple mirror” is one of Japan’s lesser-known urban legends. It varies wildly by region, with some versions involving an actual purple...
Mihara is best known for coming-of-age youth films, comedies, and his 2008 cooking drama Flavor of Happiness, so it’s a bit out of character for him to take the time to write and direct yet another entry to the relatively played-out urban legend sub-genre of J-horror. On top of that, the trailer makes it seem particularly cheap and uneventful. However, the trend of filling these movies with models and gravure idols has a tendency to take the edge off most flaws.
“The purple mirror” is one of Japan’s lesser-known urban legends. It varies wildly by region, with some versions involving an actual purple...
- 4/26/2010
- Nippon Cinema
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