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Cult

Cult

20136.11h 24m

Overview

Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for him to banish on his own, so he calls in a fellow exorcist to help. Soon, a reckless ghost hunter enters the fray as the three idols witness a series of terrifying events.

Directed by Koji Shiraishi
Written by Koji Shiraishi
Produced by Takashige Ichise
Box Office0Revenue: $108K

Top Cast

Yû Abiru

Yû Abiru

Herself

Mayuko Iwasa

Mayuko Iwasa

Herself

Mari Iriki

Mari Iriki

Herself

Natsumi Okamoto

Natsumi Okamoto

Miho Kaneda

Mari Hayashida

Mari Hayashida

Yoko Taniguchi

Hajime Inoue

Hajime Inoue

Ryugen

Shigehiro Yamaguchi

Shigehiro Yamaguchi

Unsui

Sayuri Oyamada

Sayuri Oyamada

Tomoe Kaneda

Ryosuke Miura

Ryosuke Miura

NEO

Themes & Keywords

supernaturalexorcismhauntingparanormalshamanfound footagesupernatural phenomenamalevolent forcepseudo-documentary

About Cult

Cult is a horror, fantasy film released in 2013 exploring themes of supernatural, exorcism, haunting, paranormal, shaman, found footage. Directed by Koji Shiraishi, it stars Yû Abiru, Mayuko Iwasa, Mari Iriki. Three female idols appear on a television show to investigate an exorcism. An exorcist with psychic powers named Unsui claims that the show’s subjects, the Kaneda family, are cursed by a demon that’s too powerful for him to banish on his own, so he calls in a fellow exorcist to help. Soon, a reckless ghost hunter enters the fray as the three idols witness a series of terrifying events.

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