Underplayed Gems

The Forbidden Play (2023)

The Forbidden Play poster
Original title
禁じられた遊び
Directed by
Hideo Nakata
Genre
horror, thriller
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 50m
Rated
16
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family suffers a terrible tragedy and then strange supernatural events begin to happen. The story follows the Ihara household as they are haunted by disturbing occurrences.

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What happens

『禁じられた遊び』（きんじられたあそび）は、清水カルマによるフィクション書籍。2018年にディスカヴァー文庫から刊行された。2018年本のサナギ賞受賞作。伊原家で起きた壮絶な悲劇から繰り広げる怪奇現象を描いたホラー作品。2023年4月9日にはコミックとしても発売されている。同年8月10日にはオーディオブックも配信されている。続編の「禁じられた遊び 再び」は2023年6月23日に発売。 2023年には映画版が公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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