Summary
After a gruelling final tour, Aurélien decides to settle in Japan with his wife Nanako, who is pregnant with their first child. As the young couple move into a traditional house in the Japanese countryside, Aurélien discovers an ancient suit of armour in a well, which is about to awaken strange creatures known as Yokaïs.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
- You scare easily
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 61
Letterboxd · 19 K ratings3.2/5
IMDb5.8
Running time
1 h 56 min
A typical length for adventure movies, +13 min on the typical 103
typical 103116Half of all adventure movies run 93–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 121 more
Released
2025
October 29, 2025
Last year
Genres
AdventureFantasyLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseMade in
France
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesIntense
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
16 of 16
OrelsanAurélien / OrelSama
Clara ChoïNanako
Kazuya TanabeNobi- BBBob BrahmiOpp
Clément CotentinClément- AYAlice YanagidaAkiko
- HKHiromi KomoritaDr. Fumiko Matsuda
Yoko NarahashiKyoko Takeda
Corinne PugetMother Orelsan
Alain CauchiFather Orelsan
Bella KimIzanami- GBGuillaume BénitIzanagi
- JCJulia CotentinJulia
Masanori MachidaDépanneur- RGRobin GarsonKazoku (Yokai)
- BVBruno VignonRap Game (Yokai)
Directing · 6
- David Tomaszewski Director, Writer
- Nicolas Bergeret Crowd Assistant Director
- Zoé Chadeau Third Assistant Director
- Steve Berron Second Assistant Director
- Ghislain Delbecq Crowd Assistant Director
- Manon Galan Crowd Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Orelsan Writer, Producer
Production · 11
- David Giordano Executive Producer
- Julien Deris Producer
- Clément Cotentin Producer
- David Gauquié Producer
- Skread Producer
- Perrine Delporte Unit Manager
Camera · 7
- Antoine Sanier Director of Photography
- Cédric Lemonnier Best Boy Grip
- Cyprien Mur Second Assistant Camera
- Jake Russell Steadicam Operator
- Edouard Bordier Garnier Grip
- Jan Gagnaire Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Lucie Jamin First Assistant Editor
- Aurélien Motard Color Assistant
- Laurent Pelé-Piovani First Assistant Editor, Visual Effects Editor
Sound · 9
- David Soltany Original Music Composer
- Corentin Albugues Sound Designer
- Maxime Emeriau Sound Recordist
- Caliste Ngo Ky Boom Operator
- Quentin Blic Sound Effects Editor
- Grant Waters Boom Operator
Art · 7
- Shinsuke Kojima Production Design
- David Bersanetti Production Design
- Jules Souveton Flamme Second Assistant Art Director
- Natasha Lacroix Property Buyer
- Chouchane Bakirel Assistant Art Director
- Jimmy Rousselle Painter
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Emmanuelle Youchnovski Costume Design
- Rossini David Key Costumer
- Damien Laturaze Key Hair Stylist, Wigmaker
- Daisy Oldfield Costume Assistant
- Éléonore Da Silva Costume Assistant
- Laura Vallot Costume Assistant
Visual Effects · 6
- Alain Boutillier Visual Effects Supervisor
- Seb Caudron VFX Supervisor
- Agathe Paret CG Artist
- Christophe Richard Compositing Supervisor
- Victoire Le Dourner Digital Compositor
- Sylvian Fabre Compositing Artist
Lighting · 1
- Sébastien Courtain Gaffer
Other crew · 12
- Emmanuel Lanzi Stunt Coordinator
- Anthony Pho Stunt Coordinator
- Koji Kawamoto Stunt Coordinator
- Jérôme Gaspard Stunts
- Robin Lallart Stunt Double
- Nina Bianchi Stunts
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