Directed by Takashi Miike, One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari, 2003) is a chilling entry in Japan’s early-2000s wave of techno-horror. Following a group of friends who receive mysterious voicemails from their future selves — foretelling the time and sound of their deaths. The film explores fear through technology, urban isolation, and inevitability.
Stylishly shot and atmospherically paced, One Missed Call combines Miike’s signature unease with the haunting tone of Ring and Ju-on, standing out as one of the last great J-horror films before the genre’s Western crossover.
Directed by Takashi Miike, One Missed Call (Chakushin Ari, 2003) is a chilling entry in Japan’s early-2000s wave of techno-horror. Following a group of friends who receive mysterious voicemails from their future selves — foretelling the time and sound of their deaths. The film explores fear through technology, urban isolation, and inevitability.
Stylishly shot and atmospherically paced, One Missed Call combines Miike’s signature unease with the haunting tone of Ring and Ju-on, standing out as one of the last great J-horror films before the genre’s Western crossover.
