Haze (2005 film)

Haze (ＨＡＺＥ ヘイズ) is a 2005 Japanese mystery horror film written and directed by Shinya Tsukamoto who also stars in the movie. After appearances at several international festivals in 2005, the film debuted theatrically in Japan on March 4, 2006.[1] Two versions of the film exist: the original release, a short 25 minute version; and what Director Tsukamoto entitled the "Long Version", which runs 49 minutes.[2]

Haze
Theatrical release poster
Directed byShinya Tsukamoto
Written byShinya Tsukamoto
StarringShinya Tsukamoto
Music byChu Ishikawa
CinematographyShinya Tsukamoto
Edited byShinya Tsukamoto
Distributed byGold View Company Ltd.
Release date
  • October 1, 2005 (2005-10-01)
(USA)
  • March 4, 2006 (2006-03-04)
(Japan)
Running time
49 min
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

A man wakes up in a small concrete space bleeding from the abdomen. He can barely move and has no recollection of why or how he came to be there. Crawling forward he eventually meets a woman and they try to piece together their past lives.

Cast
  • Shinya Tsukamoto
  • Kaori Fujii (藤井かほり)
  • Takahiro Murase (村瀬貴洋)
  • Takahiro Kandaka (神高貴宏)
  • Masato Tsujioka
  • Mao Saito (さいとう真央)

Reception

Keith Uhlich from Slant Magazine awarded the film three and a half out of four stars, writing, "Many directors would no doubt take a god’s-eye perspective of Haze's hero, but Tsukamoto favors an intimate camera style that offsets the genre film sturm und drang and grounds his movie in a terrifyingly mortal perspective."[3] Niina Doherty from HorrorNews.net gave the film a positive review, praising the film's claustrophobic atmosphere, sound design, and cinematography.[4]

References
  1. ＨＡＺＥ ヘイズ (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2013-10-16. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. Twitch Film
  3. Uhlich, Keith (22 September 2005). "Review: Haze - Slant Magazine". SlantMagazine.com. Keith Uhlich. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. Doherty, Niina (14 December 2005). "Film Review: Haze (2005)". HorrorNews.net. Niina Doherty. Retrieved 7 August 2019.


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