The Forest
“Everyone comes here looking for a way out”
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
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Cast
31 people
Natalie Dormer
Sara / Jess Price
Known for
Game of Thrones
The Tudors
Eoin Macken
Rob
Known for
La Brea
Merlin
Stephanie Vogt
Valerie
Known for
Strike Back
Sniper: Ghost Shooter
Osamu Tanpopo
Homeless Man
Also in
Sexy Teacher
Sex Demon Human 2: Ikinasai
Yasuo Tobishima
Sushi Chef
No other roles listed
Ibuki Kaneda
Mei (Schoolgirl)
Also in
When You Wish Upon a Star
Akiko Iwase
Head Teacher
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Earthquake Bird
Kikuo Ichikawa
Businessman
No other roles listed
Noriko Sakura
Mayumi
Also in
Nuclear
Don't Forget
Jozef Aoki
Visitor Center Morgue Man
Known for
Giri/Haji
The Anomaly
Yûho Yamashita
Sakura
Known for
The Signal
Take Down
Taylor Kinney
Aiden
Known for
Chicago Fire
The Other Woman
Jason Zada Director · Ben Ketai Writer Nick Antosca Writer
Worldwide gross $38M · Budget $10M · United States release January 8, 2016
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$37,608,299
Gross vs. budget
3.8×
Production
Lava Bear Films
Production
AI Film
Production
Phantom Four
Production
Focus Features
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Czechia · January 7, 2016
Digital
United States · January 8, 2016
Theatrical
Argentina
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
April 12, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
June 24, 2016 · Physical
Germany
February 4, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
February 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Indonesia
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Italy
September 28, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
November 5, 2016 · Theatrical
Lithuania
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 19, 2016 · Theatrical
North Macedonia
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
Poland
January 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
January 7, 2016 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 31, 2016 · Premiere
Spain
February 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 15, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 6, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
January 14, 2016 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 26, 2016 · Theatrical
June 20, 2016 · Physical · DVD
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