'One Missed Call': When an Onryō Goes Digital
In a world where we hear ringers and beepers at every corner, technology feels inescapable. This is why technology is often an enemy in Digital J-horrors, like One Missed Call.
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In a dying video store, the last refuge of a world built on analog tapes, an employee is consumed by routine and nostalgia for the days when cinema meant everything. Clinging to the stories that shaped him as a child, he decides to break his monotony with a dangerous game: a macabre ritual that puts the customers’ lives -and his own- at risk.
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In a dying video store, the last refuge of a world built on analog tapes, an employee is consumed by routine and nostalgia for the days when cinema meant everything. Clinging to the stories that shaped him as a child, he decides to break his monotony with a dangerous game: a macabre ritual that puts the customers’ lives -and his own- at risk.
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Genre:Animation, Horror
Written By:David Navarro Bravo
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Studio:Cream Cluster Content, S.l.u
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