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Gosuto Sukuwaddo
Ghost Squad
Japan 2018
produced by Mana Fukui, Yasuhiko Fukuda (executive) for Wonder Head
directed by Noboru Iguchi
starring Minori Mikado, Yuni Hong, Sumire Ueno, Anna Yanagi, Asaka Nakamura, Kentaro Shimazu, Yakan Nabe, Ruby Nakamura, Yuya Ishikawa, Demo Tanaka, Isamu Sugihara, Ryuhei Watabe, Hidemitsu Ban, Hyori Takahashi, Ryohei Abe
screenplay by Noboru Iguchi, music by Yasuhiko Fukuda, special makeup effects by Taiga Ishino
review by Mike Haberfelner
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All of her life, Rika (Anna Yanagi) has seen ghosts, but naturally
nobody has ever believed her - and now he gets in a fight about it with
her boyfriend who actually pushes her into a ghost ... which creates some
kind of connection between her and the ghost world. Turns out, the three
ghosts she regularly sees, Keiko (Sumire Ueno), young Akari (Minori
Mikado), who often behaves like a ghost, and Yoshie (Yuni Hong), who has
actually so far behaved as her (living) best friend only to lure her into
their circle, need her to have their revenge on those who have wronged
them. Thing is, it involves all kinds of things not quite comfy for Rika
for the ghost girls to get their revenge, like she has to be in a
life-threatening situation, needs to be drained of her life power via a
kiss for the ghosts to actually jump into action, and quite simply needs
to get herself in a heap of physical danger. And after their first crucade
against Keiko's killer, the girls (both living and dead) have to learn
from Naomi, public servant at the Lingering Ghost Control Commitee, that
having one's revenge for a ghost isn't nearly as simple as between mere
mortals - and it's also a lot more grotesque ...
If it comes to truly insane and surreal yet absurdly and
darkly funny horror, it seems nobody can beat the Japanese, and this here
film, based on a crazy story featuring as macabre as darkly hilarious
details (like a baby gun, a dog gun and a hammer made out of meat) and of
course girls in school uniforms is no exception - it's wacky to boot, it's
funny, and non-sensical enough to draw one in from the get-go. Sure, it's
also a tad long and lingers too long on some of the subplots, but it's the
sheer madness of both story and execution that will keep you watching
nevertheless.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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