kario ( pulse ) be unlike any japanese horror i have see . as much a i love the ju on series and the scare come from creepy ghost that pop up from unseen place . they be good movie and but those scare wear off after awhile . however and in kairo the ghost do not pop up suddenly and they aren not accompany by loud music . they be just there and boy be they creepy . sometimes they do nothing and they just stand there and star . it create a feeling of unease and constantly keep the viewer on edge . it not just the ghost that be unique and the story be incredibly interesting and intelligent . but it be not linear and logical and it doesn not explain everything ( it doesn not have to and though ) . it really leave it up to u what to decide . this be what be so good about this movie and it much unlike most horror film . forget all the recent american horror film and although some be excellent they really aren not like this . this film be almost like a dream in some way . it go at a very slow pace ( clock in just under 2 hour ) and there aren not a lot of scare . at time the story may seem illogical but i beg to differ . kairo be really an apocalyptic horror much like the 2002 british horror film 28 day later ( just replace zombie with ghost ) . also like 28 day later and this film carry a very profound social message but unlike 28 day later this one be about loneliness and how people become distant through the use of technology . there also a heavy emphasis on the evil of suicide . kiyoshi kurosawa have create an intelligent and unique horror film that doesn not quite get the attention it deserve . if your willing to experience movie that will leave your unsettled and weired out afterwards and look no further than kairo . 4½/5 .