Marebito (The Stranger from Afar)
  • Studio: Tartan
  • Release Date: Dec 9, 2005
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 5 out of 13
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Jay Weissberg
    30
    Japanese horror doesn't get more tedious.
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  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    30
    This all-digital indie is, by genre standards, either a misfired doodle or an attempt to Lovecraft-ize the popular movement. Or both.
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  3. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tim Grierson
    70
    Marebito's ghoulish delight in gore will turn off the squeamish, but tougher souls will recognize that the over-the-top shocks are Shimizu's way of illustrating how terrifying the risk of human connection can be.
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