Carved The Slit Mouthed Woman-Harrowing and unsettling Japanese supernatural horror. Low budget but comes with a bleak, sepia-esque toned cinematography that greatly enhances the brutality of the violence. Subtle performances are also the key here-they are never over-dramaticized, the characters are quite natural (or naturally unnatural when needed), refreshingly flawed and measured. Kudos for not shying away from the true horrors of the subject matter where many gloss and sugar-coat it.
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