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Bill Duke, Jean Charles, Corey Pratt, Ryon Thomas, Tony Williams, Valoneecia Tolbert, Gurie Sheffield, and Mallian Butler in Premonition (2023)

Noriko Sakai and Hana Inoue in Premonition (2004)

Hiroshi Mikami and Maki Horikita in Premonition (2004)

Hiroshi Mikami and Noriko Sakai in Premonition (2004)

Mayumi Ono and Noriko Sakai in Premonition (2004)

Hiroshi Mikami

Noriko Sakai

Maki Horikita

Noboru Takagi

Norio Tsuruta

Jirô Tsunoda

A newspaper predicts the deaths of a man&apos;s (Hiroshi Mikami) family members and friends.

Yogen

Creepy spin on &apos;butterfly effect&apos; theme

An effective combination of &apos;change the future&apos;-style sci-fi thriller and traditional Japanese horror. PREMONITION tells the story of an ordinary man caught up in some extraordinary eventsand the dark avenues to which he is eventually led as a result of this.

Things kick off with a shocking set-piece in which a young girl is killed in one of those accidents that are filmed so well in Asian cinema. Years later and the father blames himself for not saving her, as he was warned by a newspaper article in the moments before her death. Soon he becomes convinced that he can go back in time to save her, and becomes involved with various psychics who claim to be able to see the future.

What follows is both familiar and unpredictable at the same time. Director Norio Tsuruta, hot off making RING 0, shoots this as a horror rather than science fiction film, so incorporates various scare sequences that end up being very effective. There&apos;s little to no gore here, just a creeping psychological approach that pays dividends as the story progresses. I defy anyone not to jump in their seat at the &apos;faceless ghost&apos; scene.

The pacing is rather slow – when isn&apos;t it in a J-horror? – but it gradually picks up as the film builds momentum, culminating in a blistering climax involving our protagonist hopping through realities at a dizzying pace. It reminded me of the hilarious extended fight climax of Wes Craven&apos;s SHOCKER, although of course it&apos;s treated seriously here. Hiroshi Mikami is excellent as the haunted protagonist – think of the calibre of Hiroyuki Sanada in Ring and you&apos;ll be close – and the film as a whole never pulls its punches.

An effective combination of 'change the future'-style sci-fi thriller and traditional Japanese horror. PREMONITION tells the story of an ordinary man caught up in some extraordinary eventsand the dark avenues to which he is eventually led as a result of this.

Things kick off with a shocking set-piece in which a young girl is killed in one of those accidents that are filmed so well in Asian cinema. Years later and the father blames himself for not saving her, as he was warned by a newspaper article in the moments before her death. Soon he becomes convinced that he can go back in time to save her, and becomes involved with various psychics who claim to be able to see the future.

What follows is both familiar and unpredictable at the same time. Director Norio Tsuruta, hot off making RING 0, shoots this as a horror rather than science fiction film, so incorporates various scare sequences that end up being very effective. There's little to no gore here, just a creeping psychological approach that pays dividends as the story progresses. I defy anyone not to jump in their seat at the 'faceless ghost' scene.

The pacing is rather slow – when isn't it in a J-horror? – but it gradually picks up as the film builds momentum, culminating in a blistering climax involving our protagonist hopping through realities at a dizzying pace. It reminded me of the hilarious extended fight climax of Wes Craven's SHOCKER, although of course it's treated seriously here. Hiroshi Mikami is excellent as the haunted protagonist – think of the calibre of Hiroyuki Sanada in Ring and you'll be close – and the film as a whole never pulls its punches.

A newspaper predicts the deaths of a man's (Hiroshi Mikami) family members and friends.

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