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The Forest of Love

The Forest of Love

Is it love or is it a lie?

20196.32h 31mR

Overview

A con man and a would-be filmmaking crew force themselves into the lives of two grief-scarred young women. But nothing is as it seems.

Directed by Sion Sono
Written by Sion Sono
Produced by Hiroshi Muto
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Top Cast

Kippei Shiina

Kippei Shiina

Joe Murata

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shinnosuke Mitsushima

Shin

Kyoko Hinami

Kyoko Hinami

Taeko

YOUNG DAIS

YOUNG DAIS

Jay

Eri Kamataki

Eri Kamataki

Mitsuko Ozawa

Yuzuka Nakaya

Yuzuka Nakaya

Ami Ozawa

Denden

Denden

Shigeru Ozawa

Sei Matobu

Sei Matobu

Azumi Ozawa

Natsuki Kawamura

Natsuki Kawamura

Eiko

Dai Hasegawa

Dai Hasegawa

Fukami

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Themes & Keywords

smokingsupernaturaltraumaforestbased on true storytorturedrinkingdeathmental illnesslgbt

About The Forest of Love

The Forest of Love is a crime, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of smoking, supernatural, trauma, forest, based on true story, torture. Directed by Sion Sono, it stars Kippei Shiina, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Kyoko Hinami. A con man and a would-be filmmaking crew force themselves into the lives of two grief-scarred young women. But nothing is as it seems.

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