Chiharu Kawai, Eriko Sato, Haruhiko Kato
Three decades ago, a Japanese suburb was terrorized by the vengeful spirit of a woman in a surgical mask who asked victims, "Am I pretty?" before slaughtering them. Now, children in this community are...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
Stats: 87 reviews
This movies take on the famous Japanese legend but makes no sense. The original story is about a vain woman that is cut by her jealous husband/or (more recently) has plastic surgery go horribly wrong. In either case it is about beauty. This film takes on a new origin story, but l...( read more)
Excellent production values yet completely let down by poor story-tellin. A wasted chance to make a classic. But er, this slit-mouthed woman is a bit of a babe, no? Porno remake then - The Slit-to-mouth Woman... yeyeye
This is one of those cheap horror flicks you laugh out loud at because the acting and directing are so pathetic, and you know the filmmakers at some point gave up and said "our only hope for redemption is to make it so bad it might become a cult classic."
Good fun, an onryo film that follows traditional slasher formula more closely than most of its kin. Its title villain is quite the sight to behold! Highly recommended, although it may take a few viewings to grow on you.
Pretty good story that is pretty gosh darned brutal. I imagine one could complain about the unlikable characters, but I think that's how the filmmakers intended them. All in all, a worthwhile watch, and it's a pretty cool villainess.
I expected more from the director of Noroi. This movie was surprisingly average. Yet, it was never boring and the cinematography was good.
1. I don't like watching cute japanese kids getting stabbed
2. There is no justice and everything the characters go through to stop the ghost bitch is pointless, therefor the film is pointless.
Would have like it if ending was different.
interesting! the slit-mouthed woman in the trailer really freaked me out.
Poor script, poor plot, poor acting. And I am a person with poor attention span. She should marry Joker, then it would be inneresting.
Waste of a good scissor, this one is...
Koji Shiraishi sure lost his skill in this one...
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I love it!! I love it !! I love this movie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kuchisake Onna is my favorite Japanese legend.
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