Thriller ·Mystery · Japan · 2025 · 1h 40m

Welcome to the Village

嗤う蟲

Director

Cast

Mai Fukagawa as Ryuya Wakaba as Tomorowo Taguchi as Yuya Matsuura as Reiko Kataoka as Kouta Nakayama as

Crew

Masaki Watanabe — Director of Photography Hideo Jojo — Editor Gary Ashiya — Original Music Composer Eisuke Naito — Screenplay Hideo Jojo — Screenplay Yasushi Utagawa — Producer

Synopsis

A young couple decided to start their life together by moving to a remote village. They encounter a very supportive community that does everything it can to make them feel welcome. In spite of that and although they feel the pressure to have a child soon, there is a latent threat. In fact, the village holds a secret that will change their minds. Rural life is no longer idyllic.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

village closed society

Key Collaborators

Hideo Jojo Director Masaki Watanabe Director of Photography Hideo Jojo Editor Gary Ashiya Original Music Composer Eisuke Naito Screenplay Hideo Jojo Screenplay Yasushi Utagawa Producer Rihito Nakagawa Production Design

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