Shikoku
5.7
Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayori, died several years ago and that Sayori's mother, who used to perform seances and exorcisms, has gone almost insane with grief. After seeing Sayori's ghost several times during the night, Hinako consults with some local experts on the paranormal and discovers that Sayori's mother has something planned for her daughter...
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Yui Natsukawa
Hinako Myoujin
Known for
Still Walking
Zatoichi
Michitaka Tsutsui
Fumiya Akizawa
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Midnight Diner
Masato Hara
Also in
Suddenly Arriving
Shunichi Nagasaki
Also in
March Comes In Like a Lion
Heart, Beating in the Dark
Kunimi Manda
Yohei Taneda
Chiaki Kuriyama
Sayori Hiura
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Battle Royale
Takenori Sentô
Also in
Japanscope, panorama de la nouvelle Nouvelle Vague
Our Universe
Yasushi Tsuge
Noboru Shinoda
Toshie Negishi
Teruko Hiura (Sayori's mother)
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Dreams
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Shunichi Nagasaki Director · Takenori Sentô Writer Kunimi Manda Writer
First release January 23, 1999 · Produced in Japan · Production Basara Pictures, KADOKAWA Shoten
Production
IMAGICA
Production
Basara Pictures
Production
KADOKAWA Shoten
Production
Nippan Group Holdings
Production
Sumitomo Corporation
Production
TOHO
Production
Asmik Ace Entertainment
Production
Asmik Ace
Production
Kadokawa Shoten Publishing
Production
Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
死国
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 23, 1999
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
March 7, 2005 · DVD premiere
Hong Kong SAR China
August 19, 1999 · Theatrical
Indonesia
March 11, 2005 · TV premiere
Russia
April 14, 2015 · Limited theatrical · Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
Singapore
April 21, 2005
South Korea
April 21, 2001
Taiwan
June 12, 1999
United Kingdom
October 28, 2024 · Physical · Limited edition
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