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The Complex

2013·Horror·1h 46m
7.0
Nursing student Asuka has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room, she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refused all attempts at communication. Concerned over his well being, Asuka enters his home only to find him dead from malnutrition. Worse, it looks as if he had been trying to claw his way into her room. Asuka learns that there have been a number of strange deaths in the complex over the years from Shinobu, the handyman cleaning up the old man’s apartment. Even the girls at school whisper rumors of it being haunted.
Directed by Hideo Nakata
japan
occult

Cast

Atsuko Maeda
Atsuko Maeda
Asuka Ninomiya
Hiroki Narimiya
Hiroki Narimiya
Shinobu Sasahara
Masanobu Katsumura
Masanobu Katsumura
Isao Ninomiya
Naomi Nishida
Naomi Nishida
Sachiko Ninomiya
Masaya Takahashi
Masaya Takahashi
Old Man Shinosaki
Satomi Tezuka
Satomi Tezuka
Sanae Nonomura
Shirô Namiki
Shirô Namiki
Takehiko Ninomiya
Mariko Tsutsui
Mariko Tsutsui
Eiko Ninomiya
Yûrei Yanagi
Yûrei Yanagi
Ishizuka
Sota Aoyama
Sota Aoyama
Kanemoto
Megumi Sato
Megumi Sato
Hitomi Makimura
Ryo Iwamatsu
Ryo Iwamatsu

Crew

Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata
Director
Ryuta Miyake
Ryuta Miyake
Writer
Hideo Nakata
Hideo Nakata
Writer
Kenji Kawai
Kenji Kawai
Original Music Composer

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mikeyj2
mikeyj2
The Complex
I genuinely appreciate the details Hideo Nakata had incorporated with the camera shots and angles used, but it ruined the first plot twist for me. The 2nd twist was not that difficult to spot either. The Complex has all the creepiness factor one can expect from your typical Japanese horror flick, but I guess there comes a certain point when you've watched a handful of them that you tend to pick up on certain details. Not saying it ruined the whole thing for me, mind you, there were choice scenes that legit freaked the fuck out of me. Could've done with better writing though.
I genuinely appreciate the details Hideo Nakata had incorporated with the camera shots and angles used, but it ruined the first plot twist for me. The 2nd twist was not that difficult to spot either. The Complex has all the creepiness factor one can expect from your typical Japanese horror flick, but I guess there comes a certain point when you've watched a handful of them that you tend to pick up on certain details. Not saying it ruined the whole thing for me, mind you, there were choice scenes that legit freaked the fuck out of me. Could've done with better writing though.
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