What if the cutest kid you know was actually a tiny demon? Sleep tight!
Ryoko visits brother-in-law Koji to recover from her time at a mental hospital. But she becomes increasingly convinced that Koji's eight year old niece Alice was responsible for her sister Fuyuko's death. Several horrific deaths follow.
Direction
Obayashi's signature sensory overload every 30 seconds
Cinematography
Colors that should be illegal, in the best way
Editing
Cuts that feel like the film is having a stroke
Director
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Obayashi made this between HOUSE and his commercial work, and you can FEEL that energy—pure unfiltered id.
The film deliberately mirrors Ryoko's fractured psyche through its editing; by the final act, you're as disoriented as she is about what 'really' happened.
JP
