Prayer Beads
Published by BusyboDy on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 4:41 PM
Title: Prayer Beads
Audio: Japanese
Subtitle: English
Genres: J Horror
Running Time: 4 hour 30 min
Starring: Fumina Hara, Riko Kurita
Plot Synopsis:
Prayer Beads is a collection of short Japanese horror stories, each one running 30 minutes in length. They are assembled by Masahiro Okano, but were written and directed by a wide range of writers and directors. The following stories are included:
Prayer Beads – A pregnant young woman is determined to help her distraught friend through a hard time after her husband vanishes. Where has her husband gone and what dark secret do both women harbor?
Vending Machine Woman – Vacationing lovers forced to stay indoors at night discover an old vending machine that provides them with a drink they cannot refuse.
It’s Me – Two unscrupulous scammers set out to scam an elderly woman out of her money but there’s more to this old lady than meets the eye. Something, or somebody, stares out at Yuki from the darkness of a closet.
Real – A well-respected doctor is forced to confront reality but is it the reality he knows or something more twisted and alien? Could the world we live in be nothing more than a lie?
Mushroom Hunting – Three young college kids set out on a mushroom hunting trip into the woods. They’re warned by an old beggar that a dangerous witch lives in the woods in a field of mushrooms but nobody heeds his warning. Do witches still exist?
Eddie – A new, strange creature has popped up in a Tokyo bay and the world has gone mad with adoration. A small boy with mysterious powers warns his grandfather to stay away from Eddie but can anybody resist the cute little creature?
Echoes – A young girl goes missing and a very special elderly couple set out in search of the man that may be responsible for their granddaughters death. Was their precious granddaughter senselessly murdered for her organs?
Cat’s Paw – Is Nyanta, a cartoon character, real? Can this little anime character really grant wishes? If so, will a young boy make the right choices or will his attempts to “fix things” end up backfiring?
Apartment – Enter a world of domestic abuse as a family is terrorized by the head of their household. There’s more than this abusive situation than meets the eye though and daddy dearest may never leave the apartment alive again!
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