The Shock Labyrinth aka Senritsu meikyû (2009) Blu-ray 3D [Region Free] [USA only]

[Jsmith82]

Originally Posted by Wiki

Synopsis: Its a story of a group of teenagers with a shared mysterious past, that are confronted suddenly with the return of a friend who was thought to be dead. After the friend, Yuki, falls ill, they take her to a hospital only to find out it is a labyrinth.

Also to note, the director was Takashi Shimizu, known well for The Grudge and Grudge 2.

A group of us watched this Friday night, we really enjoyed it which surprised me given the amount of negative reviews it has on the web. There are few parts one would deem "scary" (though there are 2 or 3 "jumpers") and a bit of over acting - I'll admit that lol, however we found it to be more of a psychological thriller / horror than a flat out horror movie. More forcing one to remember suppressed memories than a revenge flick.

You can count the cast on a couple of hands and the majority of the movie is filmed in a single building leading me to believe the budget for this wasn't great, in this aspect I think Takashi did pretty well. Some of the effects like rain, rain drops stopping and floating, feathers, etc... These floating objects added in post production looked good but they messed up some of the depth layers for instance, a water drop that should be waaay back in the scene floats in front of a person that standing in the front of the scene, it causes confusion to your eyes because the thing that should be behind the actor is in front of him. Don't let that scare you out of this though, I only noticed it once or twice. I caught very little ghosting in a scene or two, not much though.

Notably, this was filmed in High Definition 3D - the first Japanese film to do so, not a conversion, and it really shows. There are some great depth shots as well as some really well made pop out moments, some pops are out so far it was a little strenuous on the eyes.

This film is in Japanese 5.1, subtitled in English. You can turn these titles off, there is also a dub track in English 5.1. As for the voice overs... well, compared to others I've heard they weren't toooo bad Some of what I thought was overacting may have been the fault of the voice actors dub track, the emotional level seemed off at times and WAAAAY to strong at others.

Over all, I'd give this a 3 out of 5. It was enjoyable and I'll watch it again down the road, more I can say for half the movies I own. For 19.99 (purchased at Best Buy), I'm satisfied with the purchase.

[Gae]

Why no mention of Blu-ray 3D on the cover? Is it anaglyph?

There's a 3D trailer or clip on YouTube and I seem to remember that the depth looked good.

Gae

[BleedOrange11]

Originally Posted by Gae

There's a 3D trailer or clip on YouTube and I seem to remember that the depth looked good.

Gae

Care to post the link? I searched but couldn't find it.

[Ronald L King]

I have this blu-ray and the 3d is pretty good not best but not the worse either.

[Jsmith82]

Gae - this is a full color 3d blu ray, not an anaglyph 3d version. Sorry I didn't specify. The copy I bought says 3d Blu Ray on the case however I couldn't find a .jpg link that had the same, I could only find the pic I hosted in post 1.

I could not find a stereoscopic version of the trailer, did find an example clip of the 3D in the film:

SHOCK LABYRINTH 3D Clip 2 - YouTube

[Gae]

That's the clip I saw. There may be another one too.

Gae

[UFAlien]

Major thread necro but I figured I'd post here just so a dissenting opinion could be heard:

Stay far, far away. I usually like Shimizu's work but this is a piece of crap. It's nonsensical and oddly-structured, which is pretty much the norm for him. But it was a puzzle I didn't care about solving at all because all the characters were paper-thin and poorly-acted, there was no atmosphere, suspense, or scares, and the plot was ridiculously uninvolving. There are a few really laughable moments, but not enough to make it a guilty pleasure. Mostly it's just a bore.

The 3D is native and deep but also really poorly shot. It seems like the interaxial distance between the cameras was never adjusted, making for flat wide shots (not that there are many) and eye-gouging, hyperstereo close-ups. Lots of frame violations too, even on the showy "pop out" moments. Though the convergence on this thing is so bad that about 2/3 of the movie seems to take place outside of the screen - again, major headache inducer.

Also, I'm assuming this isn't the case on the Blu-ray, but this is available on Netflix in 3D and is pretty much unwatchable in that format since there's no English dub and the subtitles stay at screen level. Since a majority of shots have foreground objects out of screen, this screws with the subtitles very badly and your brain WILL hate you. You need to close one eye to read the things anyway. Much more comfortable to stick to 2D.

...but really, you just shouldn't watch the movie at all.

[Zivouhr]

Originally Posted by UFAlien

Major thread necro but I figured I'd post here just so a dissenting opinion could be heard:


The 3D is native and deep but also really poorly shot. It seems like the interaxial distance between the cameras was never adjusted, making for flat wide shots (not that there are many) and eye-gouging, hyperstereo close-ups. Lots of frame violations too, even on the showy "pop out" moments. Though the convergence on this thing is so bad that about 2/3 of the movie seems to take place outside of the screen - again, major headache inducer.

Thanks for the info on the 3D. Good point that if the interaxial (distance between the two 3D cameras) isn't adjusted closer for close up shots, it'll cause extreme 3D and beyond, to the point the eyes won't be able to join the two images into one, and cause serious eye strain if they try.

[McCrutchy]

This film is getting its debut Blu-ray release in Japan on February 10th, 2021. Supposedly, it has been "remastered" in "8K" and also apparently re-graded with HDR in 2K, even though it seems pointless to remaster a 2K digital film at 8K and it is being released as a 1080p Blu-ray that would not actually have HDR metadata. The 3D version is included as a "bonus", so it may not have been "remastered":

Originally Posted by Amazon.co.jp

[Show spoiler]
【解説】
10年前、遊園地の巨大なお化け屋敷で行方不明になった少女が突然帰って来た。その謎に関わる5人の男女が 、行ってはいけない日本最恐の場所へ連れ戻された…かつてない恐怖と驚愕の一夜、ショック・コースターが動 き出した…。
全世界を恐怖に陥れた『呪怨』シリーズを手掛け、最凶心霊スポットを舞台にした『犬鳴村』でまたも日本列島 を震え上がらせたホラーオーソリティー清水崇が、ギネスブックにも認定された世界最大の巨大な“お化け屋敷 "を原案に、閉じ込められた男女の一夜を描く。ヴェネチア国際映画祭へ正式出品、50ヵ国で公開され、世界 的に話題を呼んだ衝撃のオリジナルホラー! 圧倒的な恐怖描写とショック映像をたたみかけ、観るものをドン底に突き落としながら、謎が謎を呼ぶ仕掛けで 観客を振り回し、怖がらせるだけでは終わらないトリック・スリラー展開に釘付けになる。
デビュー作『誰も知らない』で、カンヌ国際映画祭主演男優賞を映画祭史上最年少で受賞、最近では映画『今日 から俺は!!劇場版』や2021年公開予定の『HOKUSAI』でも主演を務める柳楽優弥を筆頭に、勝地涼 、前田愛、蓮佛美沙子、水野絵梨奈ら実力派の俳優たちが、驚愕の一夜を体験をする若者5人を迫真の演技で挑 み、作家・演出家・俳優として活躍を続ける松尾スズキが事件の真相を追う刑事役を務めている。また、脚本を 『犬鳴村』でも清水崇とタッグを組む保坂大輔が手掛けている。

今回新たに初ブルーレイ化される本作は、【8K】へのリマスターにより高精細・高解像を高め、さらにハイダ イナミック・レンジを基調とした色彩の鮮やかさを強めた映像の【2K】版となります。新しく生まれ変わった 恐怖の極彩世界をお楽しみください。

【ストーリー】
ある遊園地の巨大なお化け屋敷で行方不明になった少女ユキが、10年後の雨の夜、突然帰ってきた。ケンとモ トキ、盲目の少女リン、ユキの妹ミユはおびえながらもユキを迎え入れるが、彼女は突然発作を起こす…。5人 は病院へと向かうが、辿り着いた普通の病院は、次第に姿を変え、朽ち果て、まるで巨大廃墟のような不気味な 空間となった。
そこに閉じ込められた5人は10年前の事件の真相、そこで起こった【事故】を、身を持って体感する。2時2 9分、驚愕の一夜に目撃する少女の、その恐怖の【正体】とは?

【キャスト】
柳楽優弥、蓮佛美沙子、勝地涼、前田愛、水野絵梨奈、山中崇、松尾スズキ

【スタッフ】
監督:清水崇
脚本:保坂大輔
原案:富士急ハイランド「戦慄迷宮」
主題歌:ストレイテナー「CLONE」(EMIミュージック・ジャパン)
音楽:蓜島邦明(サントラ盤:EMIミュージック・ジャパン)
音響スーパーバイザー:岩浪美和
特殊造形監修:西村喜廣
VFXスーパーバイザー:鹿角剛司
プロデューサー:谷島正之、小椋悟、宮崎大
3D映像技術協力:IMAGICA

【公開日】2009年10月公開

【スペック】
●映像特典
◆3Dリニューアル版本編

BSZD08261/COLOR/本編95分/2層/リニアPCM(5.1ch)/16:9【1080p Hi-Def】

【備考】※特典映像【3Dリニューアル版本編】に関する注意事項
・3D映像をお楽しみいただくためには3D対応テレビ、3Dメガネ、3D対応再生機器が必要です。また、本 商品は2D再生にも対応しております。
・お子様のご視聴については5~6才からの視聴を目安にし、大人の立会いの上で視聴して下さい 。
・身体に病気や障害がある場合には3D立体映像をご覧になれない場合があります。
・3D立体映像の見え方には個人差があります。

[Show spoiler][Explanation]
Ten years ago, a girl who went missing in a huge haunted house in an amusement park suddenly returned. Five men and women involved in the mystery were taken back to Japan's most terrifying place to go ... A night of unprecedented horror and astonishment, a shock coaster began to move.
The horror authority Takashi Shimizu, who worked on the "Ju-on" series that terrorized the whole world and made the Japanese archipelago tremble again in "Howling Village" set in the most evil spirit spot, is a world certified by the Guinness Book of Records. Based on the biggest "haunted house", it depicts a night of men and women trapped. Officially exhibited at the Venice International Film Festival, released in 50 countries, and a shocking original horror that has attracted worldwide attention! Overwhelming horror depictions and shock images are struck, and the mystery calls a mystery while pushing what you see to the bottom. It's a trick and thriller that doesn't end with just swaying the audience and scaring them.
He won the Cannes Film Festival Leading Actor Award for his debut film "Nobody Knows", the youngest in the history of the film festival, and recently starred in the movie "Kyō Kara Ore wa !! Theatrical Version" and "HOKUSAI" scheduled to be released in 2021. Ryo Katsuji, Ai Maeda, Misako Renbu, Erina Mizuno, and other talented actors, led by Yuya Yanagura, will challenge five young people who will experience an astonishing night with a real performance, a writer and director.・ Suzuki Matsuo, who continues to play an active role as an actor, acts as a detective in pursuit of the truth of the case. The script is also written by Daisuke Hosaka, who has teamed up with Takashi Shimizu in "Howling Village".

This work, which will be newly released on Blu-ray for the first time, has improved high definition and high resolution by remastering to [8K], and further strengthened the vividness of colors based on the high dynamic range [2K]. It will be a version. Please enjoy the newly reborn world of horror.

[Show spoiler]【story】
Yuki, a girl who went missing in a huge haunted house in an amusement park, suddenly returned on a rainy night 10 years later. Ken and Motoki, the blind girl Rin, and Yuki's younger sister Miyu welcome Yuki, though scared, but she suddenly has a seizure ... The five headed to the hospital, but the ordinary hospital they arrived at gradually changed their appearance and decayed into an eerie space that looked like a huge ruin.
The five people trapped there experience the truth of the incident 10 years ago and the [accident] that occurred there. What is the horror [identity] of the girl who witnesses the astonishing night at 2:29?

【cast】
Yuya Yagira, Misako Renbutsu, Ryo Katsuji, Ai Maeda, Elina Mizuno, Takashi Yamanaka, Suzuki Matsuo

【staff】
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Screenplay: Daisuke Hosaka
Draft: Fuji-Q Highland "Dreadful Labyrinth"
Theme song: Straightener "CLONE" (EMI Music Japan)
Music: Kuniaki Haishima (Soundtrack: EMI Music Japan)
Acoustic Supervisor: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Special modeling supervision: Yoshihiro Nishimura
VFX Supervisor: Takeshi Kazuno
Producers: Masayuki Tanishima, Satoru Ogura, Dai Miyazaki
3D video technical cooperation: IMAGICA

[Publication date] Published in October 2009

【spec】
● Video benefits
◆ 3D renewal version main story

BSZD08261 / COLOR / Main story 95 minutes / 2 layers / Linear PCM (5.1ch) / 16: 9 [1080p Hi-Def]

[Remarks] * Notes on the bonus video [3D renewal version main story]
・ To enjoy 3D images, you need a 3D compatible TV, 3D glasses, and 3D compatible playback equipment. In addition, this product also supports 2D playback.
・ For children, please watch from 5 to 6 years old as a guide, and watch in the presence of adults.
・ If you have a physical illness or disability, you may not be able to see the 3D stereoscopic image.
・ There are individual differences in the appearance of 3D stereoscopic images.

[BleedOrange11]

8K? I have a hard time believing that the cameras they shot it with were even set to 1080p mode.

[the13thman]

The USA release is still going to be the only English-friendly option for the 3D version.