| | |  | JAPAN | Home » » Premonition | | | | | | | Description: | | They are used to tell the past, but for a few unlucky individuals, they foretell the future. When Hideki picks up a newspaper he knows what he will see...death. Foretelling ill-omened fate of everything from slayings to train crashes, there is nothing Hideki can do to stop the event... or is there? When the paper predicts the demise of his daughter in a car crash, Hideki seeks out other like himself, searching for a way to change the future. | | | Features: | |
• Actors: Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Maki Horikita, Mayumi Ono, Hana Inoue
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese / Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only).
• Rated R. Run Time: 95 minutes.
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Hiroshi Mikami, Noriko Sakai, Maki Horikita, Mayumi Ono, Hana Inoue | | Director:
| Norio Tsuruta | | Format:
| Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| Japanese | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Lions Gate | | Run Time:
| 95 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| July 05, 2005 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 36 reviews |
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46 of 52 found the following review helpful:
Fear NewspaperJul 23, 2005
By Arthur Kicker
"Ragged, Tagged, and Bodybagged"
Lions Gate Films recently cut a deal with a Japanese company and created a small sub-division within LGF aptly named J-Horror. The purpose of this division was to make 6 Japanese horror flicks specifically for the American DVD market. 'Premonition' is one of the first of these films released(the second, released simultaneously, is called 'Infection' and is also very much worth checking out).
The basic set-up goes like this: a couple and their daughter are driving home from a vacation. They stop along side the road at a telephone booth so the husband can attach his laptop to the phoneline so he could email some paperwork to his job. While in the phone booth, he finds a newspaper clipping that predicts his daughter dying in a motor vehicle accident. His wife exits the car to talk to him. Once the wife is out of the car, the husband freaks out over the newspaper, but before he can do anyting a dumptruck smashes their car(with daughter still inside)and the newspaper disappears. The car immediately explodes killing the little girl. Not long after, the couple divorces mostly due to the wife not believing her husband's claims about the newspaper. The husband starts receiving more newspapers predicting the future over the next six or so years and all the while the wife(now his ex)is doing research into the paranormal and the possible existence of this newspaper. The couple gets back together to try and figure out the escalating events...
'Premonition' is based on a thirty-or-so year old Japanese story called 'The Fear Newspaper'. Apparently over there, its pretty well known . Anyways, the acting is good and the special effects are very well done. The plot, while having some similarites to 'Ringu'(especially the original novel by Koji Suzuki), is pretty interesting. The ending, as Asian horror films tend to do, leave you feeling slightly confused. 'Premonition' though doesn't leave you hanging as badly as some others. The extras on the disc are actually pretty good. They're all subtitled, with the best feature being the one on visual effects. Its very interesting.
All in all, 'Premonition' is a nice little addition to any Asian horror fan's collection. Its a nice, tense, well-acted little film. While not completely original, its still a good flick. There's not really any gore to speak of; this is pretty textbook J-horror. If you dug 'Ringu' or 'Juon', I'm sure you will like 'Premonition'.
28 of 31 found the following review helpful:
More of a supernatural drama/thriller than a horror flick, but worth checking out.Jun 21, 2006
By Scott
Personally, I really enjoyed Premonition. It's got solid acting, a fascinating (and often heart-wrenching) story, and some decent scares. However, don't expect an all out fright fest or you'll be sorely disappointed. This is a story-driven film, with a plot that progresses fairly slowly. Patience is necessary when viewing Premonition, as is a willingness to accept ambiguity and dream-like logic in a film. But for those of you who possess those qualities, and are looking for something a little different (particularly if you're a fan of the genre), Premonition might be for you.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 good solid horror movieNov 25, 2006
By Anthony Richards
"Richie Rich"
this movie was more on the lines of thriller...but it was very good and very entertaining...a few scarry jump parts....but overall...i have to say it should deff be among the top asain horrors
23 of 27 found the following review helpful:
I Liked the Stuff Others Didn't ^_^;;;Aug 04, 2006
By Naia Zifu
"Kawaii Koneko-chan"
First of all, let me say that the current trend towards more and more gore in horror movies is not my cup of tea. I really appreciate movies like this, which rely more on story and acting than blood and gore.
I admired the performances of many of the actors, particularly watching Mikami-san grow progressively more frazzled (and perhaps a bit insane?) as the story progresses. He does a good job of taking you along on his character's strange journey (both of the supernatural and emotional sort). I was also impressed with how well Nori-p's grown up, both for her acting ability and how lovely she still is in her mid-30s ^_^ ! But that's a bit more shallow ^_^;;; . . .
A lot of reviewers seem to dislike the ending of this movie, but I loved it-- it gave the viewers something to think about rather than wrapping the ending up in a neat little package. I especially liked the moment when he finally seemed to "get it", that he'd been wasting all that time trying to change the future for others, when the only future one can (or should be able to) control is one's own.
Though it has its flaws, and its moments of cheese (like any horror flick, I suppose. . .), this is one I wouldn't mind owning and seeing again.
13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
One of the best films I have seenSep 07, 2007
By Desirae Vaccaro
"omega-rose"
This film was very well done in my opinion. It starts out as a family of three, a mother, father,and a girl, age 5, are traveling down the road, when the father mentions he needs to go back and use the pay phone. They go back, and he gets out to use it and notices a newspaper sticking out of the phone book. It read, Nana, age 5, dies in a car accident. He glances to his wife and child, and Nana mentions her seatbelt is stuck. The wife walks towards him and a car hits the car containing his child. It explodes and then she dies. The rest of the movie is about him seeing the newspaper repeatedly and trying to help others. I recommend this anyone who enjoys Japanese movies.
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