The Cursed Sanctuary X

20210 JA

🤯

8.5

MASTERPIECE

★8.5TMDB · 6

HorrorDramaThriller

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

Kaname Azuma is sick of her marriage life with her husband and she decides to divorce him. She leaves Japan and travels to South Korea. There, she visits her brother Teruo's villa. Teruo is surprised by Kaname's sudden visit, but after he hears of her marriage life, he lets her to stay with him. Somehow, Teruo and Kaname happen to enter The Cursed Sanctuary X.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Haruna Kawaguchi
Kaname Azuma
Yoko Maki
Hoshino
Naoto Ogata
Eguchi
Masaki Okada
Teruo Yamada
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Kiyoshi
Sho Yakumaru
Shigeru
Maho Yamada
Kyoko
Kim Tae-hyung

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yu Irie
Writers: Tomohiro Maekawa, Yu Irie
Languages: Japanese, Korean
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8

ERA

Did you know

Released 5 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 8

WORLD

Did you know

Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 8

RUNTIME

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 8

DIRECTOR

Did you know

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 8

CAST

Did you know

Haruna Kawaguchi and Yoko Maki and Naoto Ogata carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 8

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt15535428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

8 / 8

WILD

Did you know

Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yu Irie directs. Shogo Kaida scores. Takashi Sato cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Shogo Kaida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Takashi Sato shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Haruna Kawaguchi and Yoko Maki and Naoto Ogata carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt15535428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.