A cursed midnight train where seeing it means death? Peak 1949 Japanese horror energy.
Sixteen people are to stay at a desolate country station. Since a train accident during the war, a ghost train has been coming there at midnight. And it is said that anyone who sees the train will die. ...... A film adaptation of a popular radio drama.
Sound
Radio origins shine through in meticulously crafted audio dread.
Practical Effects
1949 Japanese effects work that's more imagination than budget.
Direction
Akira Nobuchi squeezing genuine tension from a single location.
Director
Akira Nobuchi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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