The Forbidden Play
4.5
“Don't call the dead.”
A boy, after tragically losing his mother in an accident, performs a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. However, he ends up awakening something evil.
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Cast
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Kanna Hashimoto
Hiroko Kurasawa
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Daiki Shigeoka
Naoto Ihara
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Drowning Love
Mayu Hotta
Maya Hiraoka
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Mr. Hiiragi's Homeroom
Shinobu Hasegawa
Kenshin Daimon
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Sins of Kujo
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Kenta Izuka
Kuniaki Kurasawa
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Minato Shougaki
Haruto Ihara
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MEGUMI
Shuko Noda
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Liar Game
Helter Skelter
Yuki Kura
Ryouji Kawashibara
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Shōgun
Suicide Forest Village
Shinya Niiro
Kawasaki
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Kamen Rider
Ride or Die
Michiko Shimizu
Sachi Murata
Known for
Belle
Tarō Suwa
Sachi Murata's Husband
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Miyuki Ihara
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Hideo Nakata Director · Noriaki Sugihara Screenplay Hiroaki Tsutsumi Composer
First release September 8, 2023 · Produced in Japan · Production TBS Sparkle, DUB
Production
Toei Company
Production
TBS Sparkle
Production
DUB
Production
TBS
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J Storm
Production
MBS
Production
CBC
Production
TC Entertainment
Production
RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation
Production
jeki
Production
Discovery Next
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Hokkaido Broadcasting
Production
Yami
Production
Discover 21
Production
Japan
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Original title
禁じられた遊び
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 8, 2023
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
October 31, 2024 · Theatrical
France
January 24, 2024 · Premiere · Gérardmer Film Festival
Indonesia
November 3, 2023 · Premiere · Japanese Film Festival
Singapore
February 22, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 5, 2024 · Theatrical
Spain
October 20, 2023 · Theatrical
Thailand
January 25, 2024 · Theatrical
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