Monday, November 16, 2009

VANISHED


Vanished (a.k.a. Oyayubi Sagashi) is a 2006 Japanese suspense film co-written and directed by Naoto Kumazawa, and starring Ken Miyake, Ayumi Ito, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Runa Nagai, Runa Nagai, and Shiho Harumi.

During an elementary school reunion, Takeshi meets again his old schoolmates Chie, Tomohiko, Aya and Nobuhisa. Even though they haven't seen each other since graduation, Takeshi insists on playing "the game" once more for Yumiko, their long lost friend. Later on, it is revealed that eight years ago, Yumiko initiated a game named Oyayubi Sagashi. The game consisted of all of them holding hands in a circle and chanting in order for their souls to be transported to another place; a dark room where they are supposed to find someone's missing thumb. Whoever finds it would supposedly be granted a wish. But things get really weird and Yumiko becomes lost never to be found.

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