Ox-Head Village

2022 1h 55m JA

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5.6

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★5.6TMDB · 47

HorrorDramaMystery

Synopsis

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Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kōki
Kanon / Shion
Riku Hagiwara
Ren
Fumiya Takahashi
Shota
Haruka Imou
Ayako
Rinka Otani
Akina
Riko
Mitsuki
Satoru Matsuo
Yamazaki Takeshi
Keiko Horiuchi
Kanon's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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

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4 / 8

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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

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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7 / 8

CAST

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Kōki and Riku Hagiwara and Fumiya Takahashi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt15458866 — 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. Alan Tyler scores. Osamu Suzuki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Spanish, Japanese, Portuguese.
3Part of the "Village Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Takashi Shimizu, shot by Jun Fukumoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alan Tyler. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Osamu Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kōki and Riku Hagiwara and Fumiya Takahashi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt15458866 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 47 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.