The Locker
2004 1h 11m movie Film Japan

The Locker

渋谷怪談

“The most terrifying Japanese legend comes alive!”

Synopsis

渋谷怪談

“The most terrifying Japanese legend comes alive!”

A group of teenagers unleash a curse when they use haunted public lockers in Shibuya. Supposedly, if you leave a gift in one of the lockers you will be lucky in love. However, the results are anything but lucky as a creepy female ghost with long black hair soon shows up to kill them off one by one.

The 2003–2005 Japan Window

298 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Locker sits at position #283.

  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

Titles With Overlapping Themes

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

Other Titles From Geneon Entertainment

The 2000s Japan Landscape

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

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Reception Benchmarks

4.9
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,452 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: #336 of 391 (top 86%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Geneon Entertainment
Runtime 1h 11m
Release Date February 7, 2004
IMDb tt0475147

Themes & Motifs

  • surrealism
  • urban legend
  • tokyo
  • japan
  • locker
  • ghost story
  • ghost
  • murder mystery
  • supernatural power

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