”Can beauty make you happy?’
Ghost Mask: Scar – original title: Gôsuto masuku: kizu is a 2018 Japanese-South Korean mystery horror film photographed, edited and directed by Takeshi Sone (Bloody Wedding; photographer of One Cut of the Dead) from a screenplay by Etsuo Hiratani. The movie stars Yurika Akane, Yuha Lee, Sou Hirosawa and Sayuri Itô.
Plot:
Japanese Miyu (Yurika Akane) is in South Korea searching for her missing sister (Miya Sakimoto). She meets beautiful Hana Kim (Yuha Lee), a famous plastic surgeon who lives with jealous Hyoshin (Sou Hirosawa). The latter tries to kill Miyu. In doing so, she reveals a terrifying secret…
Reviews:
“The female dynamic of the movie is one of its strengths, with Lee Yuha making the biggest impression as a flawless face-changer with her own problems hidden deep beneath that smile. Everyone else is decent […] At 81 mins it doesn’t out stay its welcome and sustains an atmosphere with the style and efficiency expected from its grim but elegant subject matter.” The Hollywood News
“It’s a mosaic mystery, with its backstory jumbled and told out of order – so audiences have to pay close attention and piece it together themselves […] It shifts into Audition territory with a sustained, gruesome finale in which (it’s no spoiler) faces are sliced and old wounds reopened with arterial sprays and high-style ranting performances.” The Kim Newman Web Site
“Ghost Mask – Scar is an absolutely remarkable movie. The concept was impeccable, the story was original and timely and the unpredictability was brilliant […] There was love, drama, mystery, horror, and suspense thriller all together in this movie, something you would not expect at first.” Utah Film Festival and Awards
