Shikoku (1999)

Original title

死国

Directed by

Shunichi Nagasaki

Genre

horror film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman returns to her rural hometown after many years. She reunites with a childhood friend who has become a shrine priestess. Strange events begin to occur, tied to local folklore about the dead.

atmosphericsomberslow-pacedeeriemoodymelancholicunsettlingquiet

What happens

Shikoku (Japanese: 死国; lit. Land of the Dead) is a 1999 Japanese supernatural thriller film directed by Shunichi Nagasaki and written by Kunimi Manda and Takenori Sento. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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