Apartment 1303

Apartment 1303

Year: 2007

Runtime: 94 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Ataru Oikawa

Horror

During a celebration with friends in her cheap rented apartment on the thirteenth floor, Sayaka suddenly leaps from the balcony, committing suicide. Her mother is driven into madness, and her older sister Mariko begins to probe the mysterious circumstances surrounding Sayaka's death, uncovering chilling secrets within the building.

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Apartment 1303, Downtown Detroit

Set in a downtown Detroit high-rise, the action centers on apartment 1303 on the thirteenth floor. The unit carries a dark history—an occupant's suicide and a pattern of mysterious events that disturb every tenant. The building's dim corridors and neighboring apartments become a stage for secrets that spill into the lives of those who move in.

🏢 Urban setting 👻 Haunted 💔 Dark history 🔍 Mystery

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Main Characters – Apartment 1303 (2007)

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Janet Slate

Janet moves out after a family dispute and finds herself tormented by strange occurrences in apartment 1303. She initially attributes bruising to sleepwalking, but the attacks escalate and she is ultimately possessed, leading to her suicide. Her experiences set off the investigation into the apartment’s dark past.

😨 Fear 🌫 Nightmares 🧠 Tension

Lara Slate

Janet’s sister who returns to the apartment to collect Janet's belongings and encounters the same terrifying phenomena. She seeks the truth about the unit’s history and the fate of Jennifer Logan, feeling the weight of a family secret. Her attempts to escape are thwarted by the malevolent force until the final confrontation.

🕯 Vigilance 💀 Danger 🔎 Investigation

Maddie Slate

The family’s mother, whose fraught relationship with her daughters is drawn into the escalating danger. Her presence underscores the toxic dynamics that haunt the address and she becomes a casualty of the haunting when the ghost asserts itself.

💔 Trauma 🍷 Alcoholism 🗝 Secrets

Mark Taylor

Janet’s boyfriend who returns to check on her during the crisis and falls victim to the ghost’s anger. His death highlights the far-reaching danger of the haunting beyond the apartment walls.

💔 Violence 🕊 Tragedy 👥 Relationship

Emily

The 9-year-old neighbor who first explains the apartment’s grim history. Emily’s warnings become a crucial clue, though she becomes part of the ongoing danger surrounding 1303.

👶 Child witness 🗝 Secrets 🏠 Neighborhood

Jennifer Logan

The first tenant from twenty years earlier. Jennifer murdered her mother Mary and then killed herself, setting the haunting in motion and revealing the building’s brutal past.

👻 Ghost 🕯 Haunting

O'Neill

The landlord who holds answers about the apartment’s fate and its victims. He reveals the truth about his daughter Emily and the warning history that has echoed through the building.

🏢 Landlord 💬 Secrets 🧭 Truth

Detective

The detective on the case connects Janet’s and Lara’s experiences to a broader pattern of tenant suicides. He pieces together Jennifer Logan’s backstory and the building’s haunted history.

🕵 Investigation 🔎 Clues 👁 Evidence

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Major Themes – Apartment 1303 (2007)

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👻 Haunting

A malevolent presence inhabits apartment 1303, turning ordinary nights into a nightmare. The supernatural events reveal a history of abuse and tragedy that shapes the characters’ actions. The haunting serves as a conduit for revealing family pain and buried memories.

🕵️ Investigation

A detective links Janet’s and Lara’s experiences to a broader pattern of tenant suicides. Clues emerge through testimonies and the building’s grim past, including the tale of Jennifer Logan. The investigation gradually unmasks the cycles of violence tied to apartment 1303.

💔 Family Trauma

The story traces cycles of alcoholism, neglect, and violence that ripple across generations. The present hauntings echo past wounds within the mother-daughter relationships tied to the address. The supernatural events force the living to confront painful family legacies and the consequences of unaddressed abuse.

Last Updated: October 03, 2025 at 14:39

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