Also known as: Hak Yae
Language: Chinese (HK) / Japanese / Thai
Subtitle: English
Synopsis:
Next Door (Hong Kong): On a fateful July night (during the month of the ghost festival), Taiwanese gal Jane returned to look for her policeman boyfriend Joe, whom she has left behind for 3 months without a word, only to discover that he is having an affair with his beautiful next-door neighbour, Hosie, a girl from mainland China.
Dark Hole (Japan): Yuki, who is engaged to be married to Satoshi has been suffering from terrifying nightmares recently, when suddenly one day, the ?boy in a yellow suit? whom she has been seeing in her nightmares, appeared to her in real. More and more flashbacks regarding Yuki?s past is beginning to come back to haunt her - starting with her mysterious relation to the ?boy in yellow suit?, the sudden death of her mother, and recent disappearance of a male colleague. Encouraged by Satoshi, Yuki finally agreed to see a psychiatrist and under the doctor?s hypnosis, she starts to reveal about the secrets of her past?
The Lost Memory (Thailand): Prang is a single mother who lives with her young son. A mysterious man seems to shadow Prang wherever she goes. The mother believes that the man has been sent by her ex-husband Wit, with a malicious intent of stealing her son. Thus, Prang lives in constant paranoia - made worst by memories which keep slipping out of her grasp. However, the more she tries to remember, the more disillusioned and terrified she became.
Starring:- Next Door (Hong Kong): Annie Liu (Jane), Dylan Kuo (Joe), Race Wong (Hosie)
- Dark Hole (Japan): Asaka Seto (Yuki), Takashi Kashiwabara (Satoshi), Dr. Kawai (Tomorrow Taguchi)
- The Lost Memory (Thailand): Pitchanart Sakhakorn (Prang), Athipan Chatapichai (Prang?s son), Kajonsak Ratananisai (Wit), Nutsha Bootsri (Praew)
Rating: Next Door 4/5, Dark Hole (2/5), The Lost Memory (3/5)
Personal Note: The story I like best is ?Next Door? (guess it shows from my personal rating, huh?). Just wished that there was more to the storyline (lack of depth), most probably due to the time constraint. The casting was excellent! I have enjoyed this episode tremendously (to the extent of re-watching it for 4 times!!). However, the next episode ?Dark Hole? was a disappointment. I never liked Japanese horror anyway. There?s never anything horrifying at all in their horror movies - and most of the time, you will end up watching the movie and still remain as clueless about the storyline as you were before watching the movie (no offence intended). The Thai episode, ?The Lost Memory?, was average (but certainly not an episode worth re-watching as well). The most ridiculous aspect of the movie was the casting of Prang?s husband, Wit who was supposedly to be a womanizer, and the man whom both Prang and her bestfriend, Paew fought over (oops, sorry about the spoiler!). My goodness, the guy isn?t even anything near good-looking. Wonder what is wrong with the casting director?s eyes??!
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