Body Sop #19 (Body #19)

Published on February 2, 2008

For weeks he's been having bad dreams about a corpse - No 19 in the hospital morgue to be exact. Soon, he's even seeing the dead woman in question while he's awake. When Chon's sister Eh (Ornjira Lamwilai) takes him to see psychiatrist Usa (Kriteera Inpornwijit), his visions become even more realistic. Eventually, he tracks down the woman's identity and it leads him to the secret reason behind her death, a secret that involves Usa's husband Dr Sethee and his colleague Dr Dararai (Patravarin Timkul). Directed by Paween Purijitpanya, the film combines psychological horror with excellent special effects that are guaranteed to scare.

The Disc: Special features include a trip behind the scenes to explain the filmmaker's ideas, a director's commentary, a "Schizophrenia Screening Quiz", a making-of documentary and a featurette about computer graphics.

No English subtitles are available. The cover price is Bt379 and the DVD is selling for between Bt240 and Bt320.

Tokyo Friends:

The Movie

The Story: This five-episode urban drama about four young women was a huge hit when it was released on DVD in 2005, but it left so many loose ends trailing that fans clamoured for a sequel. The story picks up with Rei (Ai Otsuka) heading to New York to find her rock-star-wannabe boyfriend. Meanwhile, Fujiki Ryoko (Maki Yoko) has found her "Mr Right" and is busy preparing for her wedding; actress Hayama Hirono (Matsumoto Rio) has written a play and is preparing for its theatre debut; and artist Abiko Mari (Kobayashi Mao) has moved to America where he's assisting a gallery owner in the Big Apple.

The Disc: Only a photo gallery is provided as a special feature. The DVD has a cover price of Bt289 and is selling for between Bt179 and Bt220. Audio languages are Japanese and Thai and the disc has Thai subtitles.

by parinyaporn pajee

The Nation