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A cursed DVD that actually kills? Japan's answer to 'The Ring' but make it cult.
TMDB
35
IMDb
49

The Suicide Manual 2: Intermediate Stage (2003)

low-budget nightmare fuelcult obsession energyearly 2000s J-horror

Overview

HorrorThriller

There has been a surge in the number of people killing themselves; a mysterious DVD is found on the bodies of the victims... Nozomi falls under the spell of a deadly cult. Yousuke, the policeman she is dating, soon realizes that the cult has something to do with the DVD. Then one day all trace of the group disappear--along with Nozomi.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Grimy lo-fi cult aesthetics that aged into accidental art

Acting

Nozomi Ando's descent from skeptic to true believer

Best for:Solo: Late night, lights off, questioning your DVD collection·Streaming: When you've exhausted every other J-horror franchise
Heads up:Disturbing: Cult indoctrination and coerced self-harm imagery·Triggers: Explicit suicide method depiction throughout
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Director

Yûichi Onuma

ReleasedDec 26, 2003
Runtime1h 25m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Benten Entertainment Inc.

Top Cast

Nozomi Ando

Nozomi Ando

Yoichiro Saito

Yoichiro Saito

Yûrei Yanagi

Yûrei Yanagi

Yuko Nakamura

Yuko Nakamura

Yuko Daike

Yuko Daike

Yôko Hoshi

Yôko Hoshi

Akihiro Nakatani

Akihiro Nakatani

Yukijiro Hotaru

Yukijiro Hotaru

Katsuya Kobayashi

Katsuya Kobayashi

Masaru Matsuda

Masaru Matsuda

Mika Mifune

Mika Mifune

Kanji Tsuda

Kanji Tsuda

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Trivia

This direct-to-video sequel has a 2.3 TMDB rating with only 3 votes—making it possibly the most obscure entry in the entire J-horror boom you've never heard of.

Cultural

Released during Japan's 'suicide manual' moral panic of the early 2000s, when real instructional books were being banned; the franchise exploited genuine societal anxiety for horror mileage.

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