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Shikoku

  • 1999
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
982
YOUR RATING
Shikoku (1999)
JapaneseFolk HorrorDramaHorrorMysteryThriller

When Hinako was a child she was separated from Fumiya and Sayori as she moved to Tokyo. Now she has returned to Shikoku, but it turns out that Sayori drowned. When Hinako starts seeing Sayor... Read allWhen Hinako was a child she was separated from Fumiya and Sayori as she moved to Tokyo. Now she has returned to Shikoku, but it turns out that Sayori drowned. When Hinako starts seeing Sayori in her dreams, she seeks help from Fumiya.When Hinako was a child she was separated from Fumiya and Sayori as she moved to Tokyo. Now she has returned to Shikoku, but it turns out that Sayori drowned. When Hinako starts seeing Sayori in her dreams, she seeks help from Fumiya.

  • Director
    • Shunichi Nagasaki
  • Writers
    • Masako Bando
    • Kunimi Manda
    • Takenori Sentō
  • Stars
    • Yui Natsukawa
    • Michitaka Tsutsui
    • Chiaki Kuriyama
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    982
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shunichi Nagasaki
    • Writers
      • Masako Bando
      • Kunimi Manda
      • Takenori Sentō
    • Stars
      • Yui Natsukawa
      • Michitaka Tsutsui
      • Chiaki Kuriyama
    • 17User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast24

    Yui Natsukawa
    Yui Natsukawa
    • Hinako Myoujin
    Michitaka Tsutsui
    • Fumiya Akizawa
    Chiaki Kuriyama
    Chiaki Kuriyama
    • Sayori Hiura
    Toshie Negishi
    Toshie Negishi
    • Teruko Hiura (Sayori's mother)
    Tarō Suwa
    Tarō Suwa
    • Oda
    • (as Tarô Suwa)
    Hazuki Kôzu
    • Chizuko Oono
    Hisako Ôkata
    Dai Kanai
    Akko Tadano
    Makoto Kakeda
    Akifumi Yamaguchi
    Shinobu Kawamata
    Keiko Okabayashi
    Kozo Matsumoto
    Raishin Kodama
    • Driver
    Satoko Tsuji
    Shino Kaneko
    Minako Ainou
    • Hinako Myoujin as child
    • Director
      • Shunichi Nagasaki
    • Writers
      • Masako Bando
      • Kunimi Manda
      • Takenori Sentō
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews17

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The title is a play on words. In Japanese, depending on which kanji is used, "shikoku" can mean "four countries" (which is the name of the island where the movie is set) or it can mean "land of the dead."
    • Connections
      Featured in Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 23, 1999 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • 死國
    • Production companies
      • Asmik Ace Entertainment
      • Basara Pictures
      • Imagica
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 40m(100 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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