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Stare

Stare

20206.11h 38m

Overview

Dead bodies with eyeballs ruptured are continuously found. Their direct causes of death are heart attacks and they acted like they were possessed right before their deaths. Mizuki is a university student. Her friend dies in front of her. Meanwhile, Haruo’s younger brother dies. Mizuki and Haruo begin to investigate together. They learn that Eiko holds a key to the mystery. Soon, Eiko's eyeballs rupture and she dies by a heart attack. Before she dies, she mentions the word "Shirai-san.”

Directed by Otsuichi
Written by Otsuichi
Produced by Toshihisa Ishii
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Top Cast

Marie Iitoyo

Marie Iitoyo

Mizuki

Yu Inaba

Yu Inaba

Haruo

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Watanabe Hideaki

Shugo Oshinari

Shugo Oshinari

Mamiya Kota

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mitsuki Tanimura

Mamiya Fuyumi

Manami Enosawa

Manami Enosawa

Kata Kana

Yutaro Watanabe

Yutaro Watanabe

Nimura Sawa

Nimura Sawa

Tomita Reiko

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Themes & Keywords

urban legenddo you know my name?cursed storyonsen ghost storiesdaytime demon

About Stare

Stare is a horror, drama, thriller, mystery film released in 2020 exploring themes of urban legend, do you know my name?, cursed story, onsen ghost stories, daytime demon. Directed by Otsuichi, it stars Marie Iitoyo, Yu Inaba, Shota Sometani. Dead bodies with eyeballs ruptured are continuously found. Their direct causes of death are heart attacks and they acted like they were possessed right before their deaths. Mizuki is a university student. Her friend dies in front of her. Meanwhile, Haruo’s younger brother dies. Mizuki and Haruo begin to investigate together. They learn that Eiko holds a key to the mystery. Soon, Eiko's eyeballs rupture and she dies by a heart attack. Before she dies, she mentions the word "Shirai-san.”

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