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The Exorcist's Vengeful Curse

"The camera saw it! All of the real record and Onmyoji!"

2001 1h 25m JA
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8.8
MASTERPIECE
★8.8TMDB · 4
Horror
Synopsis
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This film is a psychic documentary that uses "Onmyoji" as its subject and focuses on the real-life stories of inexplicable horrors that occur in this world of universal science. Do curses really exist? Is it possible to put a curse on a third person? Is it possible to kill someone with a curse? See the truth with your own eyes.

“The camera saw it! All of the real record and Onmyoji!”

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Behind the camera

Director
Koji Shiraishi
Languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Yûto Kawase shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ryohei Nakao and Rio Yamashita and Naohiko Tsukahara carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The camera saw it! All of the real record and Onmyoji!".

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7 / 8
WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17076118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8
WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Koji Shiraishi directs. Yûto Kawase cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
  • 225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 4Editor Yûto Kawase shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Ryohei Nakao and Rio Yamashita and Naohiko Tsukahara carry the top of the cast.
  • 6Marketing tagline: "The camera saw it! All of the real record and Onmyoji!".
  • 7IMDB entry: tt17076118 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Editing
Yûto Kawase
Runtime
85 min · 1h 25m
Status
Released
Original language
JA

Also by

Koji Shiraishi

Key crew

  • Assistant DirectorNaoyuki Yokota
  • EditorYûto Kawase
  • CinematographyKohei Oosuge
  • GafferKohei Osuga
  • ProducerNatsuko Kitani
  • ProducerTakafumi Ohashi

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • paranormal phenomena
  • curse
  • found footage

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Theatrical2001-01-01

Also known as

International titles

  • Onmyoji: Return of the CurseUS

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