Plot: Six high school students find themselves back on school premises when the clock hits 00:00. They are there to play Body Search, a game where they have to find the limbs of a victim while they are being chased by a murderous ghost. Until they've found all the body parts, their day keeps repeating ad infinitum.
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February 15, 2023
Japan loves a good haunted school building horror. Re/Member offers a variation on the popular theme, a subgenre of Japanese horror cinema that has been doing quite well lately (though few of these films have made it beyond their borders). Re/Member is a fun but overly slick introduction to the niche.
The budget was there and the scares are pretty cool. The drama on the other hand feels flimsy and the actors are a tad too glossy (read core pop idol material). A stronger focus on the horror would've improved the film (and cut down the runtime to a more acceptable 90 minutes), but if you're looking for a fun Japanese horror film, this one fits the bill.