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Ox-Head Village

Ox-Head Village

20225.71h 55m

Overview

Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…

Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Written by Takashi Shimizu, Daisuke Hosaka
Produced by Harue Miyake, Muneyuki Kii, Chikako Nakabayashi
Box Office0Revenue: $2.8M

Top Cast

Kōki

Kōki

Kanon / Shion

Riku Hagiwara

Riku Hagiwara

Ren

Fumiya Takahashi

Fumiya Takahashi

Shota

Haruka Imou

Haruka Imou

Ayako

Rinka Otani

Rinka Otani

Akina

Riko

Riko

Mitsuki

Satoru Matsuo

Satoru Matsuo

Yamazaki Takeshi

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Kanon's Mother

Naoki Tanaka

Naoki Tanaka

Kanon's Father

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Kanon's Grandfather

Themes & Keywords

missing personoccultjapanese folklore

About Ox-Head Village

Ox-Head Village is a horror, drama, mystery film released in 2022 exploring themes of missing person, occult, japanese folklore. Directed by Takashi Shimizu, it stars Kōki, Riku Hagiwara, Fumiya Takahashi. Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…

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