“Haunted Room” Hikikomori Horror
- Categories: Anime, News
- Date: Mar 18, 2010 17:35 JST
- Tags: Bizarre, Hikikomori, Horror, Mental Illness, Movies, Otaku, Thailand, Video Gallery
Japan’s hikikomori population now has the dubious distinction of having inspired an overseas horror movie, “Haunted Room.”
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A widespread phenomena of a strange symptom is happening to teenagers all over Japan.
They shut themselves alone in a room, not going to school, to work, or even seeing family, some without leaving their room for 9 years.
They are called ‘Hikikomori.’
The film itself will apparently be airing in Thai cinemas come April.
Murderous hikikomori are unfortunately not not unheard of – obsessive behaviour, strong emotions and dependence on family make for a powerful admixture whether in fiction or real life.









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I think the mommy's crazy, I wouldn't be suprised to see an ending where he son's already dead and she just kept him in the room, while still treting him as if he were alive.
It would be kind of cliche though...
He died in there all that remains now is a vengeful ghost.
Really though you'd think to kick the door down and throw in a bees nest to get him out of there after a week or two.
You know so he doesn't die in there and starts smelling up the place.
I so want to see this movie, i heard thai horrors are suppose to be the scariest of horror or whatever
Most of the time it's the "normal" people who are the crazies. Doctors, civil servants, police man/woman, a mother, a father, jealous gf, and other. So why not add a hikki to spice things up eh?
INBOU~
That what a Full Pledge Otaku will do... Never leave their room.(unless if there is a convention) Its their world so don't disturb!
9 years, huh? Well, I guess I'm good then.
I like my Hikis in Japanese, not Thai.
the ending of this movie will disappointed you guys.
Ah~ Good movie to watch with my girlfriend when i'm in Thailand next month..........
>girlfriend
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
welcome to the NHK
welcome to hell xD
Even when I was locked in my bedroom for a long time, I never thought about killing my mother xD
But I want to see this movie anyway :3 No alien monsters for once!
I have watched this movie and I must tell you guys.
!!! THE TWIST PART IS SOOOOOO LAME !!!
Probably not a bad idea if Japan would make a hiki movie and the first thing would be that his/hers parents die
- that would be enough for the horror
- I mean all hikis would be scared to death.
Then a failed suicide attempt, that would bring him to a hospital and after that he would try to get to society - allone
(it would be too unrealistic if he had help be someone)
An otaku horror movie would be that his parents would throw out his figures/DVDs/mangas/games/PS3/tengas/oppai_mousepads... and they would try to get him back to society
- there could be two plots
1) either he would kill everybody or
2) he would have success and would get a girlfriend then marry, he would work and she would manage all his income, but at least they would have sex (sometimes)
school rumble uniform!
I think this movie's plot is really really really LAME.
Oh, Kiri-chan. <3
IT LOOKS GOOD XD , now we need a "equality now" or a Agnes-chan horror movie xD
i just hope he has a bathroom in his room, because if no and he never leaves, that smell must be horrible... that would be a true horror :D
Holy shit. Is this real? xD I have to see this! But seriously, I can comprehend not leaving the home for long periods of time, but the room?
This movie is suck in the room is not her son but the movie make you meet "Gollum" from Lord of the ring ..........
ROFL THIS IS TAILORED TO SCARE PEOPLE ABOUT COMPUTER NERDS AND OTAKU.
which one made first? silent hill the room or this?
what the fuck
exactly lol
LOL. THIS IS RETURDEWDD.
and, somehow this looks somehow.. copied off some other movie.. just that i forgot what... and just that the plot changed slightly?
I'm thai and I want to tell you that this movie have absurdity reason.
And the plot of this movie, it like Anonymous 15:07 19/03/2010 said.
but if it at least has some plot then it's still better than k-on :)
Um, K-On! did have a plot.
Are you another one of those morons who thinks a plot means having a problem, a climax, and a solution?
actually yeah.. they are plot's fundamental structure.. so yeah..
Hey, they had a climax at least. and the whole
getting into some stupid problem thing is getting old. trollz =.=
I lol'd xDD
Movie is Real bad
I've already watch it...
It look like B grade movie TT
You prolly watch the wrong movie.
So the guy hiding in the room isn't the son, what a crazy twist.
i nominate best comedy of the year dealing with a particular stereotype~
I am Thai and if you want to know how plot twist i will tell you.
plot summary Spoiled Alert!!
- the son died and mother cannot accept the reality so she joined some ESP-religion group and with this some how she can create some ESP creature, similar to gollum in LOTR, by her ESP power and think it her son. This ESP creature enjoy the role as hikikomori son and lock itelves in the room play online game and kill every one that what to know what is inside the room.
at the end of story it kill "school-rumble cosplay woman" and hurt its mother to coma status and vanishing from story. as a result "school-rumble cosplay woman" 's mother join the same ESP-religion group and create her own ESP creature daugther.
(I'm Thai)
Believe me, it's not a Hikikomori. It's Gollum!!!
This movie is very terrible , its plot twist like comment above said
"hikikomori" only refered in first 15 mins of this movie
after that , it transforms into silly horror movie
anybody reminded of Yume Nikki?
This might be fun to watch. Not recommended if you are a mother of a hikikomuri because strange thoughts might come to your mind.
Indeed xD
そんなテレビや新聞でしか見たことのないひきこもりが
私の身近にいるわけないじゃないですか
嫌だなぁあれは・・・ざしきわらしですよ!
Hikikomori are never seen only on TV and newspapers such
So there you are not familiar to me
I hate Warashi Naa is any living room!
สบาย สบาย แล้วเธอก็คงเข้าใจ
เรานั้นจะอยู่เรียนรู้กันไป
จะทุกข์จะสุขเพียงไหน
very nice Zetsubou Sensei quote
This is a Thai movie..
This is where Pyramid head started. But this is kinda strange, don't you have to shit don't you have to eat? I'm frustrated thinking about this
that's some pretty good propaganda
Yep, this is Thaimovie called who r u?