{"id":2858,"date":"2013-05-02T22:55:31","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T21:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/?p=2858"},"modified":"2013-05-07T11:10:58","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T10:10:58","slug":"marebito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk\/reviews\/2013\/05\/02\/marebito\/","title":{"rendered":"Marebito"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of our exploration of failed expeditions and doomed adventures in cinema, Chris Geary revisits Takashi Shimizu’s Marebito<\/i> (2004), about a photographer who makes his way deep down into the Tokyo subway system to allay his obsession with fear.<\/p>\n

\"Marebito\"<\/a>
Comic Strip Review by Chris Geary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For more information on Chris Geary, please go to chrisgearyonline<\/A>.<\/div>\n
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To tie in with our latest theme, we revisit Takashi Shimizu’s Marebito<\/i> – part ghost story, part mad fantasy and part vampire tale.
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