Death Forest: Forbidden Forest

"Adapted from the smash-hit free game"

2014 1h 5m JA

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4.3

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★4.3TMDB · 9

Horror

Synopsis

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On their way home from a camping trip, a group of friends become stuck in an eerie forest when their car breaks down. There, they meet a mysterious stranger who warns of monsters lurking in the forest - will they make it out alive? Based on the popular computer game of the same name.

“Adapted from the smash-hit free game”

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Cast

Momoko Midorikawa
Saki
Ayuka Ohno
Ayaka
Yoshinori Tanaka
Masaya
Shogo Tajima
Takashi
Hiroshi Kida
Hasegawa Detective
Kazuyoshi Hira
Senior Hasegawa Detective
Daijiro Kawaoka
Kazuki Ichida
Kumiko Shimohigashi
Mysterious Old Woman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masataka Ichimi
Writers: Kazz, Masataka Ichimi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Death Forest Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masataka Ichimi, shot by Masato Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Momoko Midorikawa and Ayuka Ohno and Yoshinori Tanaka carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Adapted from the smash-hit free game".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4546126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Masataka Ichimi directs. Masato Sato behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 65-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Part of the "Death Forest Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Masataka Ichimi, shot by Masato Sato. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Momoko Midorikawa and Ayuka Ohno and Yoshinori Tanaka carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Adapted from the smash-hit free game".
8IMDB entry: tt4546126 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 9 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.