Summary
The supernatural grudge manifests itself by way of a strange cyst growing in the body of a young woman, slowly draining all life from her in revenge for... what?
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 40GoodWatch 44
IMDb5.2
Audience score28%
Running time
1 h 1 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 fantasy movies, −39 min on the typical 100
typical 10061Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2009
June 27, 2009
17 years ago
Genres
FantasyHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- 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
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 11 more19 people
- Ai KagoYûko
- Maria TakagiKiwako
- Yuri Nakamura真理子（Mariko）
- Hana MatsumotoFukie
- Koji SetoTetsuya
- Masanobu KatsumuraYokota
- YNYuno NakazonoAyano
- KSKuniteru ShigeyamaRyûta
- Kana TsugiharaMutsumi
- Shinji NomuraDr. Samukawa
Michiko IwahashiNurse Mika
Ichirôta MiyakawaTaxi Driver
Ayato KosugiBoy
Mirei AsaokaHealth Doctor
Kozo SatoPsychiatrist Mitsuyama- RMRyôta MatsushimaYoshio
- RHRyûnosuke HashinoMariko's son - Takashi
Yoshimi TachiMariko's husband - Yoshiyuki- SUShûsei UtoToshio Saeki
Directing · 1
- Mari Asato Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- Takashi Shimizu Story, Supervising Producer
Production · 7
- Kazuo Kato Executive Producer
- Takashige Ichise Producer
- Tomoyuki Hara Producer
- Hideyuki Fukuhara Producer
- Kazuki Nakamura Line Producer
- Toshinori Nishimae Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Shin Hayasaka Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Yoshifumi Fukazawa Editor
Sound · 5
- Gary Ashiya Original Music Composer
- Kensuke Matsui Sound Designer
- Hiroki Taniguchi Sound Designer
- Hirohide Shida Sound Effects Editor
- Yasushi Takenaka Sound
Art · 1
- Shinpei Inoue Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Tomo Hyakutake Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Tatsuya Fujikawa Gaffer
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