"Would you like to meet a ghost?" is the essential theme of this 2001 film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Hollywood made an embarrassing remake in 2006 which is an utter disaster (people actually laughed outloud at the screening I attended). The premise is simple, ghosts connecting to our 'real' world via the internet. The original Japanese version is a cinematic tour de force focusing on the cult of 'hikikomori' (extreme social isolation) and how in life (as in death) we are essentially alone. Kairo is eerie, deep and dark. More creepy and psychologically scary than blood-and-guts-gross-you-out in its approach, it presents images of isolation and sadness that are truly ... haunting. The intelligent philosophy of this film and its magnificent images will follow you into your dreams. A movie, upon reflection, likely to put you in touch with your own inner ghosts. Watch it if you dare.
My rating 9 out of 10.
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