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The Buried Forest

The Buried Forest

20056.41h 33m

Overview

Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.

Directed by Kōhei Oguri
Written by Kōhei Oguri
Produced by Yoshihiro Suzuki
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Top Cast

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Karen

Machi

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

San

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Hiromitsu Tosaka

Tomo

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Mai Enoki

Takako

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Mitsuru Hirata

Mitsuru Hirata

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Mr. Maru

Tomoko Nakajima

Tomoko Nakajima

Takashi Nishina

Takashi Nishina

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Sumiko Sakamoto

Granny

About The Buried Forest

The Buried Forest is a drama film released in 2005. Directed by Kōhei Oguri, it stars Karen, Tadanobu Asano, Hiromitsu Tosaka. Three high school girls living out in the country build stories out from their local environment, mountainous and bordered by an unkempt buried forest.

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