Occult (2009)

Original title

オカルト

Directed by

Kōji Shiraishi

Genre

horror film, found footage film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 72 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker documents a man who survived a mass stabbing and becomes convinced he is chosen to perform a supernatural act. The story unfolds through interviews and footage as the man's beliefs grow more extreme.

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What happens

Occult (Japanese: オカルト, Hepburn: Okaruto) is a 2009 "found footage" J-horror film in the form of a documentary. The movie was written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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