The Complex

Nursing student Asuka (Atsuko Maeda) has just moved into an apartment complex with her parents and younger brother. On the first night in her new room she is awoken by a strange scratching sound coming from the apartment of her neighbor, a reclusive old man who has refused all attempts at communication. Concerned over his wellbeing, Asuka enters his home only to find him dead from malnutrition. Worse, it looks as if he had been trying to claw his way out of the room.

Asuka learns that there have been a number of strange deaths in the complex over the years from Shinobu (Hiroki Narimiya), the handyman cleaning up the old man’s apartment. Even the girls at school whisper about it being haunted. When the late night scratching returns, Asuka ventures back into her neighbor's home and comes face to face with an apparition of the old man!

Panicked by the discovery of her apartment emptied and her family gone, Asuka seeks help from Shinobu who brings in a spiritualist to exorcise Asuka of the evil surrounding her. However, as she delves into the girl's predicament, the spiritualist discovers that signs points not to the old man but to a small boy living in the complex with a past as tragic as the one Asuka herself lives in denial of.

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This event is being organized in cooperation with Japan Foundation and the Embassy of Japan in Estonia.

Japan Month is a series of events that take place for a month starting in September. The aim is to introduce the wonderful culture of Japan to those who are interested in knowing more about the land of the rising sun. There will be different presentations, workshops, movie nights etc. We will also be having a few events in Tallinn.

To find out more about all about Japan Month and AniMatsuri, visit www.jaapanikuu.ee.