Plot
Jack Miller (Daniel Gillies), an American lawyer working in Tokyo, has fallen in love with Yuri (Yoshino Kimura), the wife of his most valued client, Eiji (Ryo Ishibashi). Despite Jack's deep-rooted fear of the sea (due to an incident that resulted in his brother Sean's death), he reluctantly accepts Eiji's invitation to join the couple for a day trip on the Tokyo Bay. On the trip, it is revealed that Eiji killed his first wife, an emotionally unstable, rich woman, to marry Yuri. After some engine trouble, Eiji goes to inspect it and seems to drown. Yuri wants to leave him here, assuming he's dead. Jack, however, wants to try to save him and is appalled that Yuri doesn't want to help. Suddenly Eiji reappears, soaked and alive. Things become strange when they can't seem to get hold of any of the other boats in the area, despite still being in range.
Suddenly, Eiji tries to kill Yuri. Both Yuri and Jack realize Eiji's possessed by the vengeful spirit of Eiji's first wife, who blames Yuri for her death. Eiji eventually knocks Jack out and hides Yuri in the bathroom. Jack is forced to fight a possessed Eiji and eventually defeats him by stabbing him. Eiji falls apart and drifts into the sea. Jack hears Yuri crying out for help, but when he tries, he is stopped by Eiji's severed arm. As he struggles with the arm, the bathroom of the boat begins to fill with water from the sinks and toilet.
As she tries to get out, Yuri can see what happened to Eiji's first wife: she confronted Eiji about his feelings for Yuri. He told his wife that he never once loved her, but that he did love Yuri. His wife refused to let him divorce her or take her money. Eiji killed her and dumped her body in the exact place he had stopped their boat. Just as Jack gets Yuri out of the bathroom and revives her, she reveals that Eiji's wife's name was Naomi, along with the truth of what happened. Yuri is left hysterical, saying that the spot was cursed and if they stayed, they'd be cursed and die, too.
However, they can't contact other boats because the radio has been destroyed. Yuri is suddenly possessed by Naomi who uses Yuri to try to harm Jack. Jack uses a pick-axe for defense to keep Yuri at bay. As Yuri closes in on Jack, he sees his brother Sean's spirit and Yuri is freed from Noami's influence. The two hide in the back of the boat to escape her. However, they hear her trying to break down the door. Yuri decides she will sacrifice herself to Naomi to spare Jack, believing Yuri is what Naomi wants. Jack manages to talk her out of it.
Naomi breaks through, however Yuri and Jack escape by climbing under the boards to get out. With Naomi close behind, Jack and Yuri reach the end of the boat. Yuri is able to convince Jack to fight his fears and to swim away from the boat. Diving in, they swim as far as they can from Naomi, though she still follows. As Naomi disappears. Yuri believes they've escaped as they swam far enough away from the boat.
The two embrace in relief, though it is short lived. Naomi's spirit had been watching them and then leaps towards them, only to disappear again, leaving the two confused. Naomi reappears, trying to drag Yuri underwater. Though Jack tries to save her, he knows he can't fight Naomi. At this moment, Sean (Ethan Amis) reappears. Crying out for his brother, Sean comes to the rescue, pulling the vengeful Naomi down to the bottom of the sea.
Yuri helps Jack to see that his brother forgave him and was there to save them. Jack sees his brother's hat and decides to take it with him. Jack and Yuri embrace as the sun rises. The story ends with Jack, now married to Yuri, placing a photo of him and his brother into the water, finally letting go of his past.
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