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The Forest

The Forest

Everyone comes here looking for a way out

20165.21h 33m

Overview

Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.

Directed by Jason Zada
Written by Ben Ketai, Sarah Cornwell, Nick Antosca
Produced by Tory Metzger, David Linde, David S. Goyer
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $37.6M

Top Cast

Natalie Dormer

Natalie Dormer

Sara / Jess Price

Eoin Macken

Eoin Macken

Rob

Stephanie Vogt

Stephanie Vogt

Valerie

O

Osamu Tanpopo

Homeless Man

Y

Yasuo Tobishima

Sushi Chef

I

Ibuki Kaneda

Mei (Schoolgirl)

Akiko Iwase

Akiko Iwase

Head Teacher

K

Kikuo Ichikawa

Businessman

Noriko Sakura

Noriko Sakura

Mayumi

Jozef Aoki

Jozef Aoki

Visitor Center Morgue Man

Themes & Keywords

suicide attemptsupernaturalchildhood traumafemale protagonisttokyo, japanidentical twinlost in the woodssister sister relationshipmount fuji, japanaokigaharahaunted forest

About The Forest

The Forest is a horror, thriller, mystery film released in 2016 exploring themes of suicide attempt, supernatural, childhood trauma, female protagonist, tokyo, japan, identical twin. Directed by Jason Zada, it stars Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt. Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.

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