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The Forbidden Play

Don't call the dead.

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.

1h 50m2023TMDb 5.5

HorrorThriller

Japanese

Crew and Cast

Hideo NakataHideo NakataDirectorKanna HashimotoKanna HashimotoHiroko KurasawaDaiki ShigeokaDaiki ShigeokaNaoto IharaMayu HottaMayu HottaMaya HiraokaShinobu HasegawaShinobu HasegawaKenshin DaimonKenta IzukaKenta IzukaKuniaki KurasawaMinato ShougakiMinato ShougakiHaruto IharaMEGUMIMEGUMIShuko NodaYuki KuraYuki KuraRyouji KawashibaraShinya NiiroShinya NiiroKawasakiMichiko ShimizuMichiko ShimizuSachi MurataTarō SuwaTarō SuwaSachi Murata's HusbandFirst Summer UikaFirst Summer UikaMiyuki IharaEma MaenoEma MaenoNurse

Storyline

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.

  • Toei Company
  • TBS Sparkle
  • DUB
  • TBS
  • J Storm
  • MBS
  • CBC
  • TC Entertainment

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Info

Original title
禁じられた遊び
Status
Released
Released
8 September 2023
Runtime
1h 50m
TMDB score
5.5 / 10 (40 votes)

Production

Director
Hideo Nakata
Writers
Noriaki Sugihara
Studios
Toei Company, TBS Sparkle, DUB
Countries
Japan

Languages

Original
Japanese
Spoken
Japanese