Three... Extremes

(2004)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 426 votes

Genres: Horror

Year: 2004

Runtime: 118 мин

Country: Hong Kong, Japan

Director: 陳果, 三池崇史, Пак Чхан Ук

Cast: 長谷川京子, 渡部篤郎, 鈴木舞, Yuu Suzuki, Mitsuru Akaboshi, Бай Лин, Pauline Lau, Тони Люн Ка-Фай, 田朴珺, 楊千嬅

Plot

Features an anthology centred on the experiences of a witch doctor, a film-maker and a disgruntled extra determined to take revenge on him, and a novelist as well as her twin sister.

Following the nightmarish visions of Kim Jee-woon, Nonzee Nimibutr, and Peter Ho-Sun Chan in Three (2002), a new triad of directors from China, South Korea, and Japan delivers three short horror stories aiming to chill the bone to the marrow. Starting with Fruit Chan's "Dumplings (2004)", desperate trophy wife Mrs Li is willing to try everything in her power to restore her beauty and rekindle her philandering husband's passion. But when cryptic local chef Aunt Mei enters the picture, Mrs Li will have to take a leap of faith to sink her teeth into her succulent, special dumplings. Then, in Park Chan-wook's "Cut", a prominent film director faces his deepest fears when a determined psychopath breaks into his home. Forced to do the sadistic intruder's bidding, the filmmaker explores the boundaries of manipulation and pain with the help of his gagged and cuffed wife. Finally, in Takashi Miike's "Box", guilt-ridden former circus contortionist Kyoko still grapples with regret and shame. But after surviving the harrowing incident that changed her life fifteen years ago, Kyoko is about to discover that her evil past has returned with a vengeance.