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Also With: Shinya Tsukamoto (Primary Contributor), Kahori Fujii (Primary Contributor), Mao Saito (Primary Contributor), Masato Tsujioka (Primary Contributor), Takahiro Kandaka (Primary Contributor), Takahiro Murase (Primary Contributor), CategoryAsia (Commentary), CategoryCultFilms (Commentary), film movie Foreign (Commentary), film movie Japan Japanese (Commentary)
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| | Binding: | DVD | | Run Time: | 48 minutes | | Format: | Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen | | Studio: | Cecchi Gori | | Number of Discs: | 1 | | Sales Rank: | 82,213nd |
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Italy released, PAL/Region 2 DVD:it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: Japanese ( Dolby Digital Stereo ),English ( Subtitles ),Italian ( Subtitles ),ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, Trailer(s),SYNOPSIS: A man wakes up to find himself locked in a tiny, cramped concrete room, in which he can barely move. He doesn't remember why he is there and where he came from. He has a terrible stomach injury and is slowly bleeding to death. He begins to explore the narrow confines of his prison and crawls around the maze-like room, only to see a horrible vision of hell waiting for him at each end of the room. Finally he gives up on the struggle and collapses in exhaustion. Then he begins to remember images from his past. Clinging to these images he creeps forward with the last ounces of his strength and meets a woman in a place that stinks of rotting corpses. The man and the woman both try to recall where they came from, but their memories are so uncertain that they are not even sure they want to return. The man is ready to give up but the woman insists on going forward. Neither of them can imagine the incredible end to the journey. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Tsukamoto does it again. by Robert P. Beveridge (Cleveland, OH)  4 Stars
December 08, 2008
Haze (Shinya Tsukamoto, 2005)
I'm not sure whether Haze, which clicks in at just fifty minutes, was intended as a feature film or a short. I'm treating it as the former mostly because I don't get to review nearly enough Shinya Tsukamoto films, and I'm a huge, huge Shinya Tsukamoto fan. I've never seen a Tsukamoto film I haven't loved, and Haze is no exception.
It's a bit of a riff on Takashi Shimizu's Marebito, in which Tsukamoto starred, but in a very stripped-down way that also takes into account a handful of stock horror settings. The premise is simple: a man (Tsukamoto) wakes up to find himself locked in a small concrete cell. He mumbles to himself for a while, questioning his sanity, thinking himself alone until he hears another voice, someone he assumes is a second prisoner (Kaori Fuji from the Ju-on films).
Being a Tsukamoto film, this one invites a great deal of discussion; it'll probably take you a few watches to really get a feel for what is (or what might) be going on. (Here's a hint: think of the whole thing as a big metaphor, and follow the visual clues.) If you're unfamiliar with Tsukamoto's work, it's not a bad intro; I've been thinking about this for a week or so, and while there are probably better movies to use to get a handle on the various themes and obsessions that drive Tsukamoto, in Haze they're all concentrated. Maybe too much so, and the first half of the film is in almost complete darkness (by design; there is one dim light into which Tsukamoto's face moves sporadically), which can be frustrating and/or annoying given that film is, in general, a visual medium. One might do better with Tetsuo or (for a kinder, gentler Tsukamoto) Vital, but there is a great deal to be said for Haze. If it's not your intro, it's a must-see once you've gotten yourself acclimated to the Wonderful World of Shinya. ****
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Final Resting Place by Daitokuji31 (Black Glass) 4 Stars
July 21, 2008
Most famous for his film Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989), director/actor Tsukamoto Shinya has over the past two decades released some of the most disturbing horror films in Japan. Films like Tetsuo: The Iron Man and A Snake of June depict man's struggle with technology while films such as Bullet Ballet depict the brutality that can be found in "common individuals." Whatever the subject of the film might be, Tsukamoto always brings his unique style to it and accompanied with the thunderous soundtracks composed by Der Eisenrost's Ishikawa Chu, the director's films always tend to make a last impact on the viewer.
Haze opens with a man, Tsukamoto himself, waking and finding himself in a damp, dark, and narrow cement corridor. He does not remember where he was before his imprisonment and wonders if he is a prisoner of war, was brainwashed by a cult, or is trapped by a rich pervert who is toting with him He also does not know his past or even his name. Beginning to panic, the man slides/is drug, across the slick surface and is wounded in the stomach where blood begins to gush. In the dim light, the man makes his way through the labyrinth only to be struck by invisible foes and find the remains of mutilated corpses. Eventually, he does locate a woman. The woman also does not know why she is there, but she has a stronger resolve to escape than the man. However, is the outside truly better than the confines of the labyrinth?
If I had to describe Haze in one word that word would be "uncomfortable" and if I had two words, "extremely uncomfortable." The first sixteen minutes or so of the film are almost completely a close-up of Tsukamoto's face in the dim light as it contorts in pain and fear. Within this time, the audience is treated to a scene in which Tsukamoto's teeth are scraped against a pipe which gives off a screech that will almost make one's ears bleed. Although uncomfortable to watch, Haze is a good film which delves into some quite unpleasant subjects.
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