Project Detail

Japanese Box

Synopsis

Takako becomes obsessed by a Japanese box that may have been the cause of the recent suicide of her lover. After hiring a private investigator to find the box he too becomes overwhelmed by its intrigue.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 12 mins
Format: DV Cam
Director: Tobias Tobbell
Producer: Tobias Tobbell
Editor: Fabian Brannegan
Screenwriter: Fabian Brannegan
Director of Photography: Lindon Rankin
Sound: John Chapman
Principal cast: Maye Choo, Masayo Aizawa

Genre

Horror Asian Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tobbell Films

tobias@tobbell-films.com

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Our central character (Jonathan Reason) is asked to investigate a virus spreading internet site called, yes, ‘Informatica’. But once he’s gone to this unusual site some strange things begin to happen in the house over the same night. He informs another person of the site and goes to bed. During the night one of the many victims (Maye Choo) trapped in the site crawls out.<br /> <br /> Japanese style horror ensues.

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi