Don't Look Up | |||||
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Kanji | 女優霊 | ||||
Literal meaning | Ghost Actress | ||||
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Directed by | Hideo Nakata | ||||
Screenplay by | Hiroshi Takahashi[1] | ||||
Story by | Hideo Nakata | ||||
Produced by | Sento Takenori[1] | ||||
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Cinematography | Takeshi Hamada[1] | ||||
Edited by | Shuichi Kakesu[1] | ||||
Music by | Akifumi Kawamura[1] | ||||
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Running time | 73 minutes[1] | ||||
Country | Japan |
Don't Look Up (女優霊, joyū rei, lit. Ghost Actress) is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata. The film is set in a film studio where a war film is being made.
The film was made by Hideo Nakata while trying to fund production for his documentary film about director Joseph Losey. It was not a success in Japan, but prompted an English-language remake in 2009 which was directed by Fruit Chan. The film also influenced the creative choices Nakata would have for his popular film Ring in 1998.