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Marebito

Marebito

20046.01h 32m

Overview

A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Written by Chiaki J. Konaka
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Top Cast

Shinya Tsukamoto

Shinya Tsukamoto

Masuoka

Tomomi Miyashita

Tomomi Miyashita

F

Kazuhiro Nakahara

Kazuhiro Nakahara

Arei Furoki

Miho Ninagawa

Miho Ninagawa

Aya Fukumoto

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

MIB

Masayoshi Haneda

Masayoshi Haneda

Cameraman in Park

Ayumu Saito

Ayumu Saito

Kaori Fujii

Kaori Fujii

Woman in Window

J

Junko Amagi

Mobile Shop Clerk

M

Masaru Endô

ENG Director - Press

Themes & Keywords

japansubwaysupernaturalsurrealismurban legendfake documentaryfound footagesubway tunnelpseudo-documentary

About Marebito

Marebito is a horror film released in 2004 exploring themes of japan, subway, supernatural, surrealism, urban legend, fake documentary. Directed by Takashi Shimizu, it stars Shinya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara. A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo.

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