Living Hell (2000)

Director: Shugo Fujii

Life has been difficult for the recently crippled Yasu (Hirohito Honda from Battle Royale), he's been bound to a wheelchair, his mother has vanished, his father and brother think he's crazy, and his sister (Rumi from Tomie) shelters and coddles him. But, if Yasu thinks he knows what suffering is, he's in for a rude awakening. A very rude one! After a neighborhood family is violently murdered, two mysterious relatives - the mute Grandmother (Yoshiko Shiraishi) and her ghostly pale Granddaughter (Naoko Mori) - suddenly arrive at Yasu's doorstep and insinuate themselves in his home and life. It's not long before the wheelchair bound boy begins to suspect the two visitors are up to no good. And, of course, no one believes him when he tries to convince them that they're harboring some maniacal killer freaks in their home - until it's too late, and they all end up at the business end of some real sharp tools.

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Living Hell has been nicknamed "the Japanese Chainsaw Massacre' by fans, despite the fact that there is not one chainsaw in sight. Come to think of it, there's nothing in this flick that even remotely resembles the Tobe Hooper classic. Director Shugo Fujii's killer flick seems to aim more towards the stylishly mysterious "horrors" of directors Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock - two of his cinematic idols - but only with a lot more blood added. He doesn't quite match the legendary skills of his idols, but Fujii is able to chisel out a pretty impressive Japanese horror flick that separates him from the more traditional Asian horrors, like Ringu and Ju-On. Living Hell isn't always successful in its efforts, but it manages some genuinely startling creepiness, along with spilling oodles of blood.

Bound to a wheelchair, life has been difficult for poor Yasu (Hirohito Honda). His mother has vanished, his father and brother think he's crazy, and his sister shelters him from the "outside" world. But Yasu has yet to experience the true meaning of torture, until new relatives mysteriously arrive and move in. Chiyo, a senile old woman, and Yuki, her mute and timid granddaughter are left homeless after a horrific crime brutally wipes out the family they're staying with. Yasu's father offers to let them stay with the family until they find a home of their own. The seemingly harmless pair only reveal their true and sadistic agenda after the demented duo is left home alone with the helpless Yasu.

Labeled "The Japanese Chainsaw Massacre" (minus the chainsaws) by fans, director Shugo Fujii has fashioned a mysterious horror film with stylish sequences that pay homage to directors Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock while remaining true to director Shugo's roots as a director of Japanese horror. Filled with moments of sheer terror, Living Hell joins ranks alongside Ringu (The Ring) and Ju-On (The Grudge) as a masterpiece of modern Asian horror.

Also Known As (AKA):
Living Hell - International (English title)
Un infierno vivo - Argentina (festival title)
Zontani kolasi - Greece (festival title)
Iki-jigoku - Japan title



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