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Occult

Occult

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Occult

2009

1h 50m

6.7(74 votes)

Horror

Mystery

Thriller

Science Fiction

Overview

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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

Shohei Eno

Koji Shiraishi

Koji Shiraishi

Self

Akira Takatsuki

Akira Takatsuki

Self

Shinobu Kuribayashi

Self

Takashi Nomura

Takashi Nomura

Ken Matsuki

Horiken

Horiken

Tatsukichi Matsuki

Mika Azuma

Haruko Toyoda

Koen Kondo

Koen Kondo

Futoshi Kondo

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Yumi Yoshiyuki

Miho Yonehara

Yukiko Shinohara

Yukiko Shinohara

Noriko Migita

Creative team

Directed by: Koji Shiraishi
Written by: Koji Shiraishi
Produced by: Yukiyasu Shimada
Tadashi Yamamoto

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