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Innocent Curse

2017 · 111 min

A slow, uneasy Japanese horror-mystery that trades jump scares for a creeping sense of dread around missing children.

Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Overview
A suburban town is faced with a series of bizarre incidents in which children disappear and three days later an adult in their life dies. A mysterious "child whisperer" phantom appears before journalist Shunya, who is investigating the incidents, and his girlfriend Naomi.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Mystery, death, isolation
Content
Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
Note
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Directed by
Takashi Shimizu
Genres
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror6
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness6
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    horror, mystery, thriller
    Directed by
    Takashi Shimizu
    Written by
    Brazily Anne Yamada, Takashi Shimizu
    Starring
    Hideaki Takizawa, Daiki Arioka, Mugi Kadowaki, Haruto Nakano, Naomi Nishida, Hiroyuki Onoue, Ken Yoshizawa, Aoba Kawai
    Music
    Yuri Habuka
    Cinematography
    Mitsuaki Fujimoto
    Runtime
    111 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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