Hanako's Spirit in the Washroom

2013 1h 29m JA

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★5.5TMDB · 2

Horror

Synopsis

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Sayo moves from Tokyo with her mother to her grandmother’s house in the country. On her first day of school as a transfer student, she witnesses her new friend Maho getting bullied by her classmates. However, she fails to save her due to fear of being the odd one out. When she returns home, she becomes worried that Maho was trapped in the school bathroom. Soon, she discovers that Maho has died…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuuka Ueno
Sayo
Ryoma Baba
Ayame Misaki
Haruna Shijo
Akika Tanaka
Rina Yamakawa
Seia Yasuda

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masafumi Yamada
Writers: Anzu Kokoya
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Yuuka Ueno and Ryoma Baba and Ayame Misaki carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2979552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masafumi Yamada directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Yuuka Ueno and Ryoma Baba and Ayame Misaki carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2979552 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.