
KKN: Curse of the Dancing Village(2022)
Six students were terrorized by a mysterious dancer while running a community service program in a remote village. Apparently, one of them violates the most fatal rule in the village.


A young couple decided to start their life together by moving to a remote village. They encounter a very supportive community that does everything it can to make them feel welcome. In spite of that and although they feel the pressure to have a child soon, there is a latent threat. In fact, the village holds a secret that will change their minds. Rural life is no longer idyllic.

Mai Fukagawa

Ryuya Wakaba

Tomorowo Taguchi

Yuya Matsuura

Reiko Kataoka
Kouta Nakayama

Kaoru Sugita
Welcome to the Village is a thriller, mystery film released in 2025 exploring themes of village, closed society. Directed by Hideo Jojo, it stars Mai Fukagawa, Ryuya Wakaba, Tomorowo Taguchi. A young couple decided to start their life together by moving to a remote village. They encounter a very supportive community that does everything it can to make them feel welcome. In spite of that and although they feel the pressure to have a child soon, there is a latent threat. In fact, the village holds a secret that will change their minds. Rural life is no longer idyllic.
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