One day, 300 year-old Namahage is caught in a trap. While being transferred he manages to escape. Wandering through the suburbs of Tokyo, Namahage meets 11-year-old Mamoru and he moves in at the boy's house without Mamoru's mother's knowledge. Mamoru struggles to hide Namahage from his mother. Meanwhile, bad pet shop traders seek out to capture Namahage.
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Cast
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Miho Aihara
Rin Amikawa
Also in
7s
Ken'ichi Arai
Yasushi Aoki
Kyôhei Matsuno
Yoko Chosokabe
Known for
Noroi: The Curse
Retribution
Koji Arima
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The Red Shadow
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Manabu Hosoi
Known for
One Cut of the Dead
The Case of Hana & Alice
Manami Ejiri
Kyôgo Ichihara
Mai Ishizu
Yusuke Shinohara
Ken'ichi Arai Director
First release September 23, 2015 · Produced in Japan · Original title 野生のなまはげ
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Freeriding
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Japan
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Original title
野生のなまはげ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 23, 2015
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