Karen Ôshima’s Typical Vibe
2 films — measured, dark, intense, clear, uneasy
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CriticCrunch has 2 Karen Ôshima titles in its catalog, ranked by quality percentile.

The Ring
2002
Horror · Mystery

One Missed Call 3: Final
2006
Horror · Mystery

The Grudge
2004
Horror · Mystery

Case 39
2009
Horror · Mystery

Phone
2002
Mystery · Horror

Shutter
2008
Horror · Mystery

KM 31: Kilometer 31
2006
Thriller · Horror

Smile
2022
Horror · Mystery

People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
Dir. Takashi Miike · With Ko Shibasaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Kazue Fukiishi

A Japanese restaurant cook/owner dies after answering his daughter's cellphone. Other people are getting strange, same ringtone calls as well and dying painfully. It happened in Taiwan as well. Can the police stop it if it's a ghost?
Dir. Renpei Tsukamoto · With Rie Mimura, Hisashi Yoshizawa, Asaka Seto