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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
"Am I Pretty...?"
2007 1h 30m JA
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MID
★6.0TMDB · 121
Horror
Synopsis
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Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose horrid face had been grotesquely disfigured. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and carrying large scissors, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death.
“Am I Pretty...?”
Cast
Eriko Sato
Kyoko Yamashita
Haruhiko Kato
Noboru Matsuzaki
Chiharu Kawai
Mayumi Sasaki
Rie Kuwana
Mika Sasaki
Kazuyuki Matsuzawa
Hideo Tamura
Kaori Sakagami
Saori Tamura
Sakina Kuwae
Natsuki Tamura
Yûto Kawase
Masatoshi Kita
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Koji Shiraishi
- Writers
- Naoyuki Yokota, Koji Shiraishi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Carved Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Eriko Sato and Haruhiko Kato and Chiharu Kawai carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Am I Pretty...?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0891520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Koji Shiraishi directs. Shuichi Kakesu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 19 years ago.
- 3Part of the "Carved Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Editor Shuichi Kakesu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Eriko Sato and Haruhiko Kato and Chiharu Kawai carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Am I Pretty...?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0891520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Editing
- Shuichi Kakesu
- Production design
- Kazuhisa Hatakeyama
- Makeup / hair
- Akiteru Nakada
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $34,600,000
- Box office
- $45,900,000
- Return
- 133% of budget
- Original language
- JA
- Certification (US)
- NR
Part of
Carved Collection
Japanese horror films based on the urban legend "Kuchisake-onna".
Also by
Koji Shiraishi
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TO
TORNADO FILM
JP
- FO
For-side.com
JP
Twin
JP
- EA
Earl Grey Film
JP
Key crew
- ProducerShuntaro Kanai
- ProducerYoshimitsu Yoshitsuru
- ProducerNobumasa Miyazawa
- CinematographyShozo Morishita
- MusicGen Wano
- MusicChika Fujino
- EditorShuichi Kakesu
- Production DesignKazuhisa Hatakeyama
- Special Effects Makeup ArtistAkiteru Nakada
- Executive ProducerTzadik Penimi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- childhood trauma
Release history · US
When it landed
- Physical2007-03-17NR
Also known as
International titles
- Carved: The Slit-Mouthed WomanUS
- CarvedUS
- A Slit-Mouthed WomanUS
- Kuchisake-onnaJP
- 口裂け女JP
