Apartment 1303
2007 1h 34m movie Film Japan

Apartment 1303

1303号室

“Some rentals are too good to be true”

Synopsis

1303号室

“Some rentals are too good to be true”

While celebrating with her friends in her new cheaply rented apartment on the thirteenth floor of a building, the young Sayaka unexpectedly jumps off the balcony committing suicide. Her mother goes insane and her older sister, Mariko, decides to investigate the mysterious death of her sister. She finds that there have been many suicides of young women living in apartment 1303. She finds a book telling the tragic story of the Yukiyo and her mother, the first tenants of the apartment, and uncovers the truth behind the suicides.

The 2006–2008 Japan Window

372 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Apartment 1303 sits at position #353.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Apartment 1303 premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

4.9
TMDB Rating
63
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,441 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #327 of 391 (top 84%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
All Production Countries Japan, United States of America
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Career & Bridge, T.O. Entertainment, AMUSE
Runtime 1h 34m
Release Date June 16, 2007
IMDb tt0841993

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