Japan Synopsis
口裂け女
“Am I Pretty…?”
Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death.
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The 2006–2008 Japan Window
In the crowded 2006-2008 Japan release window, Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman sits at #303 of 372. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman premiered alongside 112 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 30m runtime, production spent $384K per minute on screen and earned $510K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 112 other Japan films in 2007.
The 1928th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
95 audience reviews — more than 75% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 64th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #3,804 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (17th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #188 of 391 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TORNADO FILM, For-side.com, Twin Co. Ltd., Earl Grey Film |
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Release Date | March 16, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt0891520 |