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St. John's Wort (film)
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Wikipedia article
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'St. John's Wort' is a 2001 Japanese horror film directed by Ten Shimoyama and based on Chunsoft's visual novel 'Otogiris'.
Plot
Toko, Kohei and Shinichi are best friends. After her mother suffered maternal death, Nami Kaizawa receives the will of her father she inherited a fortune. An illustrator enter the workroom. Toko thanks Nami and Shinichi praises the drawings. After breaking up, Kohei makes Nami her a game model. She tells her why she was abandoned. He tells her that her father did not raise her. They arrive at the abandoned house where Nami was born. She tells Kohei about her dreams while filming. The caretaker gives a house key to Nami. They enter the gate and notice the garden is filled with St. John's Wort. Nami tells him that it was the last word of the aunt who raised her and Kohei said the meaning of it is revenge in old poems. Kohei records the details, notices a staircase and asks Nami whether it is the same as the staircase that she saw in her dream but she said it was not. Kohei finds the painting on the wall. Nami fails to open the door. They explore the rooms connected to the main hall. They find a portrait made of oil painting hung on the wall and move to the kitchen. Kohei tells Nami she got a talent from her father. Nami returns to the main hall and finds a portrait of her mother. They move upstairs and find a room full with porcelain dolls. They enter another room filled with toys. They later head to the hall.
Cast
* Megumi Okina (Nami Kikushima/Naomi Kaizawa)
* Yichir Sait (Khei Matsudaira)
* Kji kura (Shinichi Ukita)
* Reiko Matsuo (Tko Ozeki)
* Minoru Terada (Soichi Kaizawa)
Release
'St. John's Wort' was released in Japan on January 27, 2001. It was shown at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada on July 13, 2001. It was released in both an English-dub and subtitled edition by Asylum Home Entertainment on March 23, 2004.
Reception
'St. John's Wort' received mixed critic reviews. 'Paste Magazine' criticized the film's supererogation as a whole, citing the framing device and the visuals to be "way, way too much for whats supposed to be an atmospheric exploration of a creepy old manor". Due to this, however, the movie had "enough going on that its hard for your attention to wander", and was enough to keep 'Paste' entertained. The movie ranked 42nd out of 'Paste Magazine'
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