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Howling Village

Howling Village

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Howling Village

"Horror comes home."

2020

1h 48m

5.9(108 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Overview

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.

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Production Companies

Toei Company

Booster Project

Toei Video Company

Asmik Ace

dentsu

The Asahi Shimbun

KDDI

All Japan Pro Wrestling

Takeshobo

DLE

Yami

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ayaka Miyoshi

Ayaka Miyoshi

Kanae Morita

Ryota Bando

Ryota Bando

Yuma Morita

Rinka Otani

Rinka Otani

Akina Nishida

Tsuyoshi Furukawa

Tsuyoshi Furukawa

Kenji Narimiya

Hina Miyano

Hina Miyano

Maya Kagoi

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Hayato Nakamura

Takamasa Suga

Takamasa Suga

Keisuke

Megumi Okina

Megumi Okina

Yuko

Reiko Takashima

Reiko Takashima

Ayano Morita

Masanobu Takashima

Masanobu Takashima

Akira Morita

Creative team

Directed by: Takashi Shimizu
Written by: Daisuke Hosaka
Takashi Shimizu
Produced by: Muneyuki Kii
Chikako Nakabayashi

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