Don't Look Up (1996 film)

Don't Look Up (女優霊, joyū rei, lit. Ghost Actress) is a 1996 Japanese horror film directed by Hideo Nakata. The film is set in a film studio where a war film is being made.

Don't Look Up
Japanese film poster
Japanese name
Kanji女優霊
Literal meaningGhost Actress
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnJoyû-rei
Directed byHideo Nakata
Screenplay byHiroshi Takahashi
Story byHideo Nakata
Produced bySento Takenori
Starring
  • Yurei Yanagi
  • Yasuyo Shirashima
  • Kei Ishibashi
CinematographyTakeshi Hamada
Edited byShuichi Kakesu
Music byAkifumi Kawamura
Production
companies
Release date
  • March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02) (Japan)
Running time
73 minutes
CountryJapan

The film was made by Hideo Nakata while trying to fund production for his documentary film about director Joseph Losey. It was not a success in Japan, but prompted an English-language remake in 2009 which was directed by Fruit Chan. The film also influenced the creative choices Nakata would have for his popular film Ring in 1998.

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