Since the overwhelming success of Ring, Ring 2 and Dark Water, Nakata Hideo has been one of the best-known representatives of J-Horror: Japanese horror focusing on the psychological and the supernatural. After a series of American remakes, things were fairly quiet on this front, but with the oppressive film The Complex, Nakata is back on familiar territory.
The student nurse Asuka has moved with her parents and little brother to an apartment in a fairly dilapidated building. It’s a deserted, quiet spot. The neighbour shies away from any form of contact. At night, he keeps Asuka awake with exasperating, scratching sounds. Her family doesn’t seem to notice at all. In addition, it is impolite to complain to the neighbours if you’ve just moved in somewhere. Yet the girl sets off alone to investigate. Entirely in accordance with the laws of the genre, this starts off a terrifying sequence of events that severely try Asuka’s mental state.
Film details
- Country of production
- Japan
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2013
- Length
- 106'
- Medium/Format
- HDcam
