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Stigmatized Properties: Possession

2025 · 113 min

A slow-creeping, claustrophobic haunt that makes ordinary rooms feel hostile, with a lonely protagonist always watched by something unseen.

Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Genres: Horror
Starring: Shota Watanabe, Mei Hata, Kotaro Yoshida

Overview: Aspiring celebrity Yahiro Kuwata moves to Tokyo and becomes a "Cursed Property Resident Talent," living in haunted locations for TV and social media. As he hops between eerie apartments, an old inn, and a séance-filled share house, he uncovers the dark mysteries hidden within. But his extreme sensitivity to spirits makes him an easy target for relentless supernatural attacks. In one particular cursed property, he stumbles upon an unimaginable horror and a shocking truth that will change everything.

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Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Genres: Horror
Starring: Shota Watanabe, Mei Hata, Kotaro Yoshida

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
obsession
media
celebrity
survival
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	3
Horror	8
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Written by: Daisuke Hosaka
Starring: Shota Watanabe, Mei Hata, Kotaro Yoshida, Kenichi Takitoh, Tarō Suwa, Jiro, Maho Yamada, Bokuzo Masana
Music: Ryo Kishimoto, Hidehiro Kawai
Cinematography: Takahiro Imai
Runtime: 113 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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