Forbidden Siren

Aka: Sairen

Director: Tsutsumi Yukihiko

Release date: 2006

Language: Japanese

Subtitle: English (Hard-subbed)

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Starring:

Yui Ichikawa as Yuki Amamoto
Leo Morimoto as Shinichi Amamoto
Naoki Tanaka as Yutaka Minamida
Hiroshi Abe as Kei Tsuchida

Synopsis:

A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown of the local rules; most important: do not go outside when the island's siren starts wailing.
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Review:

For all the fans of Silent Hill movie and games because the plot is very similar. For those who aren't I'm sure you'll like this movie anyway because it's a mystery movie with stunning twists.

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Curiosities:

Based on a famous game with the same name.

Tagline: It all Began with a Mysterious Warning...

Although the sightjacking ability from the videogames plays no part in the film, there are several moments where the camera takes the perspective of a prowling Shibito. This is clear reference to the game where, seeing oneself briefly through the Shibito's eyes will alert the player to danger.

Another nod towards the games is the use of music that plays during the scene where Yuki enters the isolated market and wonders where all the islanders have gone. The music could be collected as informative documentation that the player can view in the Archives.

The folktale of the mermaid is very similar to the Legend of Yaobikuni found in the first game.

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