Product Details

• Actors: Eriko Sato, Haruhiko Katô, Miki Mizuno, Yûrei Yanagi
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Japanese
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Tartan Video
• DVD Release Date: August 14, 2007
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000Q7ZKWU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,990 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Carved" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Legend holds that 30 years ago, a suburban town was terrorized by the spirit of a woman whose beautiful face had been grotesquely disfigured by a jealous husband. Roaming the streets wearing a long coat and surgical mask, the spirit would approach her young victims and, while removing the mask, ask if she was pretty. The victim’s response would almost always lead to their violent death. Now, one by one, children are disappearing again. As teachers and officials desperately begin to investigate, a panic begins to build as the woman’s spirit returns for some unfinished business and the town's dark secrets are exposed.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Urban legend comes to life, December 4, 2007

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Zack Davisson "japanreviewed" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carved (DVD)

The Kuchisake-onna, known in English as the Slit-mouthed woman, is a popular bogeyman and urban legend in Japan. Although an ancient legend, she still holds a powerful sway on the Japanese psyche, and as recent as 2004 there have been sightings reported in newspapers, and a mild panic back in 1980's had people running scared from a Kuchisake-onna who had been supposedly hunting down children. "Carved" (Japanese title "Kuchisake-onna") is the latest film to play on the fears of Japan, and manifest this folkloric monster onto the screen.

Almost a straight-forward monster/slasher movie, "Carved" does a good job updating the kuchisake-onna, making the most of her frightening appearance and equipping her with a signature weapon, a giant pair of scissors that make her even more fearsome. The plot holds along with the established legend, with the whisper of the appearance of a Kuchisake-onna spreading fear amongst the school children yet being dismissed by unbelieving adults. Some of the braver children try to catch a glimpse of her, with deadly results, and the plot thickens and the bodies pile up. Some of the story is unexplained, because every Japanese person would be aware of the legend and not need it pointed out to them, and this might be a little confusing, but these instances are rare.

Director Kôji Shiraishi has put out a number of B-ranked horror flicks, like "Ju-rei" and "Noroi", without ever scoring a really big hit. His films do the job on a dark cold night of sending some chills up your spine, but no one should expect any sort of masterpiece. With that in mind, I really enjoyed "Carved", more than I thought I was going to, and feel that he upped the ante over his previous films. The Kuchisake-onna has never looked better, and he managed to make a scary folklore figure even scarier. Most of the real horror of "Carved" comes from the cruel slaughter of children, something rarely seen in US horror flicks. You see a couple of scrappy kids get cornered by the beast, and wonder "How are they gonna get out of this one?" Well, they aren't. They are going to get a big ol' pair of scissors stabbed into their eyes.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Carved or Crazy?, December 3, 2007

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C. Sis (Ketchikan, Alaska United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carved (DVD)

I found the description on the back really interesting. Of course I want to see a woman have her face cut open by her husband! Unfortunately, it wasn't like that. This movie is about a woman who abuses her children in fits of madness and then starts kidnapping other kids years later... spooky basement, angry female black-haired ghost, but nothing really interesting. It's okay but it's not wonderful, you can live without seeing it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Snip-Snip-Gouge..., October 4, 2011

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Bindy Sue Frønkünschtein "bigfootsalienbaby" (under the rubble) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Carved (DVD)

CARVED (THE SLIT-MOUTHED WOMAN) is another grisly spooker from Japan. As ghostly killers go, this scissor-wielding ghoul certainly delivers the shivers! She attacks ruthlessly, even outdoors in broad daylight! Children are especially targeted, and not even they are sacred! We have no idea who will survive, regardless of age, gender, or seeming heroic status! If you're looking for a creepy, disturbing twist on urban legends, then you've just found horror heaven!...