Overview

• Kurosawa’s 45-minute horror thriller opens in theaters as the first of three new films he shot during a remarkably prolific season
• Set in a Tokyo cooking school, the story follows a student haunted by an imagined bell whose mounting unease leads to a chilling crisis
• Critics praise the film’s meticulous sound design for amplifying themes of possession, burnout and violence without relying on graphic spectacle
• The director sustains tension through empty frames and muted performances that let ambient noises dictate the atmosphere
• With ‘Chime,’ Kurosawa reaffirms his J-Horror legacy by blending psychological terror and minimalistic visuals