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In a Corner

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1998 ·4m · ★ 5.8 (34)

Two schoolgirls, Hisayo Yoshida and Kanna Murakami, who are tasked with caring for their school's pet rabbits, are sweeping the cages and feeding the animals when Kanna cuts her hand, so Hisayo leaves her alone to go get bandages. (A prequel to the first version of Ju-on, 2000.)

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Director

Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu
20 horror films in catalog
In a Corner
In a Corner 1998
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4444444444 1998
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The Grudge
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The Grudge 2 2006
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Flight 7500
Flight 7500 2014
Howling Village
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Suicide Forest Village
Suicide Forest Village 2021
Ox-Head Village
Ox-Head Village 2022
Immersion
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Sana
Sana 2023

Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
0
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
0
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
40
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
0
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
33
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
17
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
17
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Content Warnings

Child in Danger
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TMDB Keywords

japanese schoolju-onprequelschoolgirlshort filmvengeful ghost

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