Dark Water
仄暗い水の底から
“Don't let the water reach you.”
Synopsis
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.
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Top Cast
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Hitomi Kuroki
Yoshimi Matsubara
Rio Kanno
Young Ikuko Matsubara
Mirei Oguchi
Mitsuko Kawai
Asami Mizukawa
Ikuko Hamada
Fumiyo Kohinata
Kunio Hamada
Yuu Tokui
Ota
Isao Yatsu
Kamiya
Shigemitsu Ogi
Kishida
Maiko Asano
Young Yoshimi's Teacher
Yukiko Ikari
Young Yoshimi
Shinji Nomura
Mediator
Kiriko Shimizu
Mediator
Teruko Hanahara
Old Lady
Youko Yasuda
Old Lady
Shichirou Gou
Nishioka
Chisako Hara
Kayo
Tōru Shinagawa
Kindergarten Principal
Rie Hagiwara
Nursery Teacher
Release History & Theatrical Window
Berlin International Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
June 21, 2005
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$4M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$1.7M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.42x
-$2.3M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
- Screenplay & Story
- Yoshihiro Nakamura, Takashige Ichise, Hideo Nakata, Kenichi Suzuki
- Original Score
- Kenji Kawai
- Original Title
- 仄暗い水の底から
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Production Budget
- $4M
- Worldwide Gross
- $1.7M
- Production Studios
- Office Augusta Co. Ltd., Oz Company, KADOKAWA Shoten, Nippon Television Network Corporation, VAP, TOHO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Hideo Nakata
Yoshihiro Nakamura, Takashige Ichise, Hideo Nakata, Kenichi Suzuki, Kōji Suzuki
Kenji Kawai
Junichiro Hayashi
Nobuyuki Takahashi
Takashige Ichise
Department Leadership Roster
Nobuyuki Takahashi
Editor
Kenji Kawai
Original Music Composer
Junichiro Hayashi
Director of Photography
Hideo Nakata
Director
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Screenplay
Takashige Ichise
Producer
Takashige Ichise
Screenplay
Hideo Nakata
Screenplay
Kenichi Suzuki
Screenplay
Katsumi Nakazawa
Production Design
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
International Certification Matrix
Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.
Suitable only for 15 years and over.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Dark Water
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Dark Water about?
A woman in the midst of an unpleasant divorce moves to an eerie apartment building with her young daughter. The ceiling of their apartment has a dark and active leak.
Who directed Dark Water?
Dark Water was directed by Hideo Nakata.
Who stars in Dark Water?
The principal cast of Dark Water includes Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Asami Mizukawa, Fumiyo Kohinata.
When was Dark Water released and how long is it?
Dark Water was released in 2002 with a total runtime of 1h 41m.
What was the box office and production budget of Dark Water?
Dark Water had a reported production budget of $4M and grossed $1.7M at the worldwide box office (0.42 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Dark Water?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Dark Water was composed by Kenji Kawai.
Is Dark Water based on a book or true story?
Dark Water is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Kōji Suzuki".
What is the age rating and content advisory for Dark Water?
Dark Water holds official age classifications: FR: 12 (Interdit aux moins de 12 ans — 12+ only.); GB: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over.).