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Suicide Forest Village

2021 · 117 min

A slow, oppressive drift through a haunted forest where dread gathers quietly and the air feels heavy with grief.

Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Anna Yamada, Mayu Yamaguchi, Fuju Kamio

Overview: One day a mysterious box arrived and a curse began to spread all over. The source of the box is 'Jukai Village'. The village is hidden in Jukai Forest, a suicide spot that once you enter it, you can never come out.

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Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Genres: Horror, Mystery, Drama
Starring: Anna Yamada, Mayu Yamaguchi, Fuju Kamio

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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
isolation
madness
mystery
fate
Places: wilderness
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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

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Genres: horror, mystery, drama
Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Written by: Daisuke Hosaka, Takashi Shimizu
Starring: Anna Yamada, Mayu Yamaguchi, Fuju Kamio, Yuki Kura, Haruka Kudo, Rinka Otani, Muga Tsukaji, Asuka Kurosawa
Music: Takashi Ohmama
Cinematography: Jun Fukumoto
Runtime: 117 min
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese

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