i be a jaded horror movie fan and hence approximately once in a blue moon do i get to watch a film from this genre that have me glue to the screen rather than bore or sneer or almost laughing at the gore when i be not suppose to . but perhaps that be the key here and the essential ingredient or rather the lack of it represent the fact that there be no gore . just like in the japanese ringu and the eeriness come out of what be insinuate rather than catchup stain limb fly through room a if they have wing . kairo remain interesting in spite of it 2 hour length and although a little editing snip here or there might have make it a little more compact . the dialogue be mostly standard and i. e. not that interest ( with some exception ) and so it the ghost scene that elevate this movie above 98 % of the usual horror crap . the story be slightly muddle ( or be my subtitle bad . ) but it matter not . kairo show once again why the japanese ( or oriental in general ) have an upper hand in the genre in recent year . and even if you dislike it represent it still beat watch a stephen king or wes craven film and doesn not it . plus and japanese actress be so much well look than the increasingly ugly and masculine blond hollywood serf u lately . printo screenki represent this be how one male character refer to a certain computer keyboard feature .