Shirome (2010)

Original title

シロメ

Directed by

Kōji Shiraishi

Genre

horror film, found footage film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A filmmaker and a pop idol group visit a school that is said to be haunted by a spirit that grants wishes. They try to document the supernatural activity while the situation grows more ominous.

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What happens

Shirome (Japanese: シロメ; lit. White Eyes) is a 2010 Japanese mockumentary horror film written and directed by Kōji Shiraishi. It is presented in a found footage style, and concerns a school which is haunted by a wish-granting spirit. Shiraishi appears in a starring role in the film, playing himself, as do the six then-members of the Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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