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Hikiko-san vs. Kokkuri-san

2012 · 81 min

A cheap, gloomy Japanese horror that leans on bullying misery and spooky folklore, unsettling in a scrappy low-budget way.

Overview: A bullied girl receives unlikely help from a hooded stranger. Meanwhile, her friend gets feelings of foreboding. The pieces are in place for Hikiko, a woman who drags you to death, and Kokkuri, a fox spirit that possesses humans, to battle it out.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
isolation
revenge
survival
mystery
Places: small town
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	4
Horror	7
Humour	1
Realism	4
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: horror
Directed by: Hisaaki Nagaoka
Written by: Hisaaki Nagaoka
Starring: Mami Sakamoto, Kokona Yuzuki
Runtime: 81 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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