Yogen(2004).While stopped at a roadside phone boot for transmitting his work through Internet to the university, Professor Hideki Satomi finds a scrap of newspaper with the picture of his five years old daughter Nana in the obituary. He sees his wife Ayaka Satomi trying to release their daughter from the seat-belt, when a truck without steer hits his car killing Nana. Three years later, Hideki is divorced from Ayaka, who is researching paranormal persons who claim to have read an evil newspaper anticipating the future still trying to believe on Hideki, and she finds that there are people cursed to foresee the future but without power to save the victims. When Hideki changes the future saving Ayaka, he becomes trapped in hell and he has to make a choice of his own destiny. Written byClaudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Synopsis Yogen(2004)
Movie Title: Yogen(2004)
Run Time: 95 min
Rating: 6.2 / 10
Genres: Horror
Release Date: 2 October 2004 (Japan)
Director: Norio Tsuruta
Writer: Noboru Takagi ,Norio Tsuruta , more credit ... and other credits
Actor: Hiroshi Mikami,Noriko Sakai,Maki Horikita
Having children myself, this movie struck me in a very emotional way. In fact, I was ALMOST moved to tears. That does not happen often.
If you're looking for a Ringu type horror flick, this isn't it. At times, Yogen moves rather slowly and doesn't pack the creepy punch I was expecting. That being said, I found the "creep" to be replaced with "emotion." There could have been disappointment from the lack of scares since I was looking to watch a horror movie, but was pleasantly surprised by how moved I was. The ending is just perfect.
If you're a parent or simply know the feeling of emotional bonds, Yogen has the power to move you more than typical horror would.
