Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.
Practical Effects
Some genuinely creepy temple creature design wasted on bad execution.
Cinematography
Japan looks gorgeous; shame about everything else.
Director
Michael Barrett
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Michael Barrett is primarily a cinematographer on actual good films like Zodiac and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang. This was his directorial debut. It shows.
The film bombed in Japan for its reductive 'mysterious East' tourism-horror framing; local critics noted the actual temple folklore was mangled beyond recognition.
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