"The Booth" is a Japanese horror film from 2005 that takes place in a haunted radio broadcasting booth. It opens with a scene from a few decades ago when the radio host took a call from a caller who claimed to have committed suicide 30 years ago. Before the producers know it, the host had hung himself in the room. Fast forward to today as a popular night time radio host and his crew are working in that old radio booth while they are in the processes of moving from one office to another. Shingo, the arrogant but charismatic host, is steadily called a liar by a phantom voice that keeps interrupting his show. Shingo begins to have flash backs from his childhood as well as events from the past few weeks and realizes that his secret is about to be revealed or that the crew he works with is calling him out for all of his rude and patronizing comments.
What is fascinating about this film is how each caller brings up a story or situation that directly compares to Shingo, either with his co-workers or his girlfriend. The writing for this film is top notch and the suspense is carefully built up throughout the movie. I though that too much was revealed within 20 minutes but I was pleasantly surprised.
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