Horror ·Thriller · Japan · 2023 · 1h 50m

The Forbidden Play

禁じられた遊び

The Forbidden Play poster
Director
Hideo Nakata
Cast
Kanna Hashimoto as Hiroko Kurasawa Daiki Shigeoka as Naoto Ihara Mayu Hotta as Maya Hiraoka Shinobu Hasegawa as Kenshin Daimon Kenta Izuka as Kuniaki Kurasawa Minato Shougaki as Haruto Ihara
Crew
Takahiro Imai — Director of Photography Naoko Aono — Editor Hiroaki Tsutsumi — Original Music Composer Noriaki Sugihara — Screenplay TAGUCHI Yusuke — Producer Muneyuki Kii — Producer
Tagline

Don't call the dead.

Synopsis

A boy, after tragically losing his mother in an accident, performs a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. However, he ends up awakening something evil.

Mood & Themes
resurrectioncursemadnessfamily tragedyloss of parentspsychological horror
Key Collaborators
Hideo Nakata Director Takahiro Imai Director of Photography Naoko Aono Editor Hiroaki Tsutsumi Original Music Composer Noriaki Sugihara Screenplay TAGUCHI Yusuke Producer Muneyuki Kii Producer Takara Kosugi Producer Takuro Owaki Producer Shusaku Tsukamoto Production Design
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