Howling Village

"Horror comes home."

2020 1h 48m JA

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 111🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes★5IMDB · 1,585

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Synopsis

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After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.

“Horror comes home.”

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Cast

Ayaka Miyoshi
Kanae Morita
Ryota Bando
Yuma Morita
Rinka Otani
Akina Nishida
Tsuyoshi Furukawa
Kenji Narimiya
Hina Miyano
Maya Kagoi
Renji Ishibashi
Hayato Nakamura
Takamasa Suga
Keisuke
Megumi Okina
Yuko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Shimizu
Writers: Takashi Shimizu, Daisuke Hosaka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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CINEMA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Shimizu, shot by Jun Fukumoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Osamu Suzuki 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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Ayaka Miyoshi and Ryota Bando and Rinka Otani carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Horror comes home.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt10919074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Takashi Shimizu directs. Jun Fukumoto behind the camera. Shogo Kaida scores. Osamu Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 6 years ago.
2Part of the "Village Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Shimizu, shot by Jun Fukumoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Osamu Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ayaka Miyoshi and Ryota Bando and Rinka Otani carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Horror comes home.".
8IMDB entry: tt10919074 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.