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Didn't we say we were going to be talking about the Japanese remake of Ghost this week? Uh, yeah. About that.... Change of plans aside, today's movie has some interesting ideas in its back pocket about neglect, skin-crawlingly upsetting sets, and some very confused themes about motherhood and mental illness. CONTENT WARNING for discussion of mental illness, suicide, child abuse, sexual assault, neglect, and gaslighting 0:30 The Ghost Hunt 5:30 Bursting the J-Horror Remake Bubble 8:30 Content Notes 10:30 Casting Choices 14:00 The Premise 18:00 The Grimiest Sets and Worst Occupants 26:00 Slow Decay 30:00 The Mental Illness Boogeyman 32:00 A Shitty Lawyer Appears 37:00 The Tragedy of Neglect 42:00 What Makes a "Good" Mother 46:00 The Child Actor Problem 48:00 Should You Watch This Say hi to Dorothy and Vrai on Twitter @writervrai and @dorothynotgale Join us every two weeks on Soundcloud, iTunes or Stitcher – and if you’d leave a rating and review, so that more people can find their way to us, we’d appreciate it!