6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 3.5 | |
Reviewer | 3.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Former detective, Takakura, now works as a Professor of criminal psychology at a university. An ex-colleague requests his assistance on an unsolved six-year old case involving a missing family. Meanwhile, Takakura and his wife Yasuko move into a new neighborhood. One of their neighbors, Nishino, has a sick wife and a young daughter, Mio. While on one hand Takakura is solving the missing family case, events in his neighborhood get "creepy". Things go berserk after Mio reveals to Takakura a secret about her family. As the past and present collide, Takakura is not just solving a case anymore.
Starring: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yűko Takeuchi, Masahiro Higashide, Teruyuki Kagawa, Haruna KawaguchiForeign | 100% |
Thriller | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Japanese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Japanese: LPCM 2.0
English
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region B (locked)
Movie | 3.0 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 2.0 | |
Overall | 3.0 |
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Creepy" (2016) arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of British distributors Eureka Entertainment. The supplemental features on the disc include an original trailer for the film and filmed video interview with Kiyoshi Kurosawa. In Japanese, with optional English subtitles for the main feature. Region-B "locked".
Detective Takakura
Presented in its original aspect ratio of 2.39:1, encoded with MPEG-4 AVC and granted a 1080p transfer, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Creepy arrives on Blu-ray courtesy of Eureka Entertainment.
The high-definition transfer is outstanding. Obviously one of the reasons why the visuals are so striking is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's decision to shoot the film with the Arri Alexa XT Plus camera which can deliver some pretty astonishing results, but the color grading for instance also helps tremendously. A lot of the darker footage feels perfectly in sync with the desired tense atmosphere, and there are some very effective nuances that would have been very difficult to capture with older and more traditional cameras. During the daylight footage close-ups also boast exceptional clarity and depth. Image stability is superb. There are no encoding anomalies to report. (Note: This is a Region-B "locked" Blu-ray release. Therefore, you must have a native Region-B or Region-Free player in order to access its content).
There are two standard audio tracks on this Blu-ray release: Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and Japanese LPCM 2.0. Optional English subtitles are provided for the main feature. When turned on, they appear inside the image frame.
The film has a fully digital soundtrack, so I assume that the 5.1 track almost certainly replicates the exact audio mix that the creators of the film produced. Clarity and depth are outstanding, and there is very good range of nuanced dynamics that help the intended atmosphere. Balance is excellent. There are no audio dropouts or digital anomalies to report.
After the initial quite intriguing buildup I quickly lost interest in Creepy. Its entire story relies on a series of questionable decisions by a few characters that are essentially expected to make it look credible as a psychological thriller, but they struggle and it quickly becomes quite obvious. My feeling is that Creepy was probably meant to visit the same territory that Sion Sono's Cold Fish does, but there really is a sea of difference between them. If you have already seen Creepy and wish to pick up a copy for your collection, you will be pleased to know that Eureka Entertainment's technical presentation of the film is outstanding.
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