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The Forest of Love

The Forest of Love

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The Forest of Love

"Is it love or is it a lie?"

2019

2h 31m

6.3(176 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

A con man and a would-be filmmaking crew force themselves into the lives of two grief-scarred young women. But nothing is as it seems.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Joe Murata

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shin

Kyoko Hinami

Kyoko Hinami

Taeko

YOUNG DAIS

YOUNG DAIS

Jay

Eri Kamataki

Eri Kamataki

Mitsuko Ozawa

Yuzuka Nakaya

Yuzuka Nakaya

Ami Ozawa

Denden

Denden

Shigeru Ozawa

Sei Matobu

Sei Matobu

Azumi Ozawa

Natsuki Kawamura

Natsuki Kawamura

Eiko

Dai Hasegawa

Dai Hasegawa

Fukami

Creative team

Directed by: Sion Sono
Written by: Sion Sono
Produced by: Hiroshi Muto

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