The Locker 2
2004 1h 11m movie Film Japan

The Locker 2

渋谷怪談2

“a sequel to the most terrifying Japanese legend comes alive!”

Synopsis

渋谷怪談2

“a sequel to the most terrifying Japanese legend comes alive!”

Seconds before Reika (from the first movie) dies, she gives the key to a coin locker to her pupil Ayano. After a hunt for the right coin locker, Ayano finally finds the right one but she soon realizes that some things should be left alone. When some other students at her school finds the coin locker, the curse begins once again. The long haired girl is once again out to get anyone who's opened the coin locker.

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Locker 2. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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Horror + Thriller in Japan

90 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Horror and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Locker 2 itself).

The 2003–2005 Japan Window

In the crowded 2003-2005 Japan release window, The Locker 2 sits at #285 of 298. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger
    #1

    Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger

    ★ 9.2 · 2003
  2. Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 - Live at Budokan
    #2

    Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 – Live at Budokan

    ★ 9.1 · 2005
  3. Ultraman Nexus
    #3

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Locker 2 premiered alongside 95 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 95 other Japan films in 2004.

The 1571st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

13
Reviews
20th
Review-volume percentile
7th
Popularity percentile

13 audience reviews — more than 20% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 7th percentile among Japan films.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on The Locker 2, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • locker · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • vengeful ghost · 13
  • supernatural power · 11
  • urban legend · 10
  • murder mystery · 10
  • ghost story · 9
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • japan · 454
  • ghost · 84
  • tokyo · 78
  • surrealism · 34

Reception Benchmarks

4.7
TMDB Rating
13
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,498 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (2nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #354 of 391 (top 91%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesGeneon Entertainment
Runtime1h 11m
Release DateFebruary 7, 2004
IMDbtt0470536