The urban legend of a murderous ghost woman with a huge, horrible slash across her mouth and who wields a comedically large pair of scissors turns out to be true! This terrifying monster has been kidnapping children, but what is her motivation? If I’m going to be a villain in a horror movie, then I want a freakin’ earthquake to announce my presence to my victims like this lady. And that face! Who doesn’t love that face that gets burned into your mind when they finally show it?
Director and Jack-of-all-trades Kôji Shiraishi has been consistently churning out horror movies for years with Noroi: The Curse (2005) being his best work that I’ve seen. I love how he and screenwriter Naoyuki Yokota added depth to an already frightening, but one note urban legend. Even if the film’s plot elements of child abuse and child endangerment are difficult pills (or pairs of scissors) to swallow, they feel like they’re coming from a real place. While The Slit-Mouthed Woman is very unsettling, it’s more grim and depressing than scary. It’s definitely worth a watch, but be prepared to be bummed out afterwards.
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