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Yomigaeri (2002)

Yomigaeri poster
Original title
黄泉がえり
Directed by
Akihiko Shiota
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 06m
Rated
ALL
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In a Japanese city, dead people start returning to life. A man and a woman come together as they deal with this strange phenomenon.

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What happens

Yomigaeri (黄泉がえり) is a 2002 Japanese film directed by Akihiko Shiota that released theatrically on 18 January 2003. It features Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (of the pop group SMAP) and Yuko Takeuchi in the lead role. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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