‘Chime’ Review
Stars: Mutsuo Yoshioka, Seiichi Kohinata, Hana Amano, Junpei Yasui, Koji Seki, Giko | Written and Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
With a lengthy filmography under his belt, Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made himself known as an exciting director with many contributions to Japanese horror. Three of his films are currently slated for release in 2024, yet it will be a surprise if either of the remaining two are stronger works than Chime.
In order to support his family, former chef Takuji Matsuoka (Mutsuo Yoshioka) has taken up a teaching job for the time being. While he aims to fill his classrooms with a calming atmosphere, that is disrupted by the strange actions of a student, Tashiro (Seiichi Kohinata). Acting as though he is in a trance, the student claims that he can hear a chime which he desperately wishes to escape the grasp of. Soon enough, Matsuoka also begins hearing the chime.
As the inverse to Matsuoka’s classrooms,...
With a lengthy filmography under his belt, Kiyoshi Kurosawa has made himself known as an exciting director with many contributions to Japanese horror. Three of his films are currently slated for release in 2024, yet it will be a surprise if either of the remaining two are stronger works than Chime.
In order to support his family, former chef Takuji Matsuoka (Mutsuo Yoshioka) has taken up a teaching job for the time being. While he aims to fill his classrooms with a calming atmosphere, that is disrupted by the strange actions of a student, Tashiro (Seiichi Kohinata). Acting as though he is in a trance, the student claims that he can hear a chime which he desperately wishes to escape the grasp of. Soon enough, Matsuoka also begins hearing the chime.
As the inverse to Matsuoka’s classrooms,...
- 7/31/2024
- by James Rodrigues
- Nerdly
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