

Occult
2009-03-21 · 110 min · ★ 6.7
Koji Shiraishi interviews the survivors of an indiscriminate attack at a sightseeing resort and starts investigating the strange events that have been happening to them.
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- Directors
- Koji Shiraishi
- Production companies
- Image Rings, CREATIVE AXA Co., Ltd.
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Shohei UnoShohei Eno
Koji ShiraishiSelf
Akira TakatsukiSelf
Takashi NomuraKen Matsuki
HorikenTatsukichi Matsuki
Koen KondoFutoshi Kondo
Yumi YoshiyukiMiho Yonehara
Yukiko ShinoharaNoriko Migita
Kiyoshi KurosawaSelf
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