Silk (2006 film)
- Chang Chen Tung
- Chun- Ning Chang Mei
- Wilson Chen: Ren
- Yosuke Eguchi: Hashimoto
- Barbie Hsu Su
- Karena Lam Wei
Silk ( Original title:诡 丝Gui si) is a Taiwanese horror film from 2006, which was filmed and directed by Su Chao- Bin.
Action
A Japanese team of scientists has managed to capture with a new invention called the Menger Sponge, in Taiwan a ghost. More specifically, the ghost of a little boy. Hold him prisoner on the top floor of an old apartment building to find out with his help, like life after death. But she is even more interested in the question of how to become a ghost of its resistance. For their research, according remains after death the energy of a man for only a short time before it dissolves into thin air. But the spirit of the boy continues to exist after the our world is going, his daily activities he has done in his life time and seems incomprehensible words to give of themselves. In order to translate these same words, engage Tung, a police snipers who has the ability to read lips. With his help, they want to find out what the Spirit says, how he died and who he was. Is skeptical as Tung, but he asks about the possible dangers and to learn that already a photographer has come at a confrontation with the spirit died. At the autopsy, it turns out that his heart was crushed from the inside. Despite everything, will not give the team of scientists to Hashimoto. However, they go a all risks, leading to tensions with donors Hashimoto, a Japanese politician who threatens eventually to tilt the project. To top it all also still Tung's mother is in a coma and threatens to die so but should not be the only victim ...
Criticism
" Initially impressive genre mix of Asian ghost movie and science fiction, which offers considerable idle in the second half. He also carries his own movie premise too seriously and looking too desperately for pseudo-scientific explanations for its paranormal problems. "
Remake
In 2009 it was reported that Gold Circle Films had the plan to develop an American remake of Silk.