Hasegawa is writing a sequel to his previous novel, based on a true character who murdered 9 people on the street, with the premise that the killer had a brother. The main character in his new novel, Harumi, drops out of high school and leads a quiet life, unable to understand his brother. He is scared that the same blood runs in his veins but is also enraged by the fact that his brother’s life is consumed as material for novels by many writers. A novelist, Hasegawa faces limitations in making being able to make fiction as real and cruel as it is in reality. Hasegawa hears from a witness how a murder happened but he cannot be sure if it is a true event or from her imagination. One day, Hasegawa encounters Harumi… This is an obscure yet attractive film that extends its style from Kurosawa Kiyoshi to David Lynch. The title, A Bao A Qu, comes from a shapeless being that earns its shape as the pilgrim of a true heart near him featured in Indian religion and The Arabian Nights.
Ritsuko Yamashita
Una joven estudiante de universidad, Yumi Nakamura (Kou Shibasaki), ve cómo sus amigos mueren uno a uno víctimas de una extraña “maldición” que parece tener su origen en el teléfono móvil. Todo empieza cuando Yoko, la mejor amiga de la protagonista, recibe una llamada a su móvil con un extraño tono que no había oído antes. En la pantalla aparece un mensaje: “Tienes una llamada perdida”. Cuando lo escucha, no sólo parece venir de su propio número, sino que también contiene un terrible grito que suena exactamente igual que la voz de Yoko. Además, la llamada está fechada tres días después. Tres días más tarde, Yoko muere. Las coincidencias empiezan a acumularse mientras se amplia el círculo de avisos de muerte a través de los móviles. Hasta que un día, el móvil de Yumi comienza a sonar...
