Japan Synopsis
オトシモノ
On her way to school, high school girl Nana sees a train accident. Then Nana and her friend Kanae start to come across various bizarre phenomena, including red fingerprints and a female spirit who 'lives' on the station platform. One day, Nana's younger sister is lost, and the only possibility seems to be that she had been taken by these spirits. The missing tracks. The predictions that a mysterious woman makes.
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The 2005–2007 Japan Window
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
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Position in Catalog
Released alongside 133 other Japan films in 2006.
The 1870th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 41% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 14th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,450 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: #334 of 391 (top 85%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Japanese, Spanish |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Nippan Group Holdings, Twins Japan, Pyramid Film |
| Runtime | 1h 34m |
| Release Date | September 30, 2006 |
| IMDb | tt0819839 |