Isola (film)

Isola (ISOLA 多重人格少女 ISOLA Taju-jinkaku Shojo, lit. 'ISOLA - Multiple Personality Girl') is a 2000 Japanese horror film directed by Toshiyuki Mizutani.^[1] The film is about a woman with ESP who helps the survivors of the Great Hanshin earthquake, who then encounters a girl with a personality disorder, one which is malevolent and possesses paranormal powers.^[1][2]

Isola
Directed by	Toshiyuki Mizutani
Screenplay by	Toshiyuki Mizutani Mugita Kinosita[1]
Produced by	Shunsuke Yamada Fumio Inoue[1]
Starring	Yoshino Kimura Yu Kurosawa Ken Ishiguro Satomi Tezuka Makiko Watanabe
Cinematography	Shuji Kuriyama[1]
Edited by	Nobuyuki Takahashi[1]
Music by	David Matthews Takeo Miratsu[1]
Production company	ISOLA Production Group[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) (Japan)
Running time	94 minutes[1]

Cast

Cast adapted from the Toho Filmography book:^[1]

• Yoshino Kimura as Yukari Komo
• Yu Kurosawa as Chihiro Moritani
• Ken Ishiguro as Kazuhiko Manabe
• Satomi Tezuka as Hiroko Nomura
• Makiko Watanabe as Yayoi Takano

Release

Isola was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on January 22, 2000.^[1] It was released as a double feature with Ring 0: Birthday.^[3] The film was released direct-to-video by Adness America Co. with English subtitles on February 15, 2005.^[1]

Reception

From contemporary reviews, reviewers in Fangoria described the film as "straightforward fright fare" with "a few good thrills" noting that the character's relationships were "nicely handled" but that the "story falls apart in the second half".^[2]

The films opened in third place at the Japanese box office.^[4]