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Howling Village

Howling Village

Horror · Mystery · 2020

After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.

Movie details

Howling Village

“Horror comes home.”

2020 Horror · Mystery 1h 48m

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5.8 / 10

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After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Takashi Shimizu

Written by

Takashi Shimizu · Daisuke Hosaka

Ayaka Miyoshi

Ayaka Miyoshi

Kanae Morita

Ryota Bando

Ryota Bando

Yuma Morita

Rinka Otani

Rinka Otani

Akina Nishida

Tsuyoshi Furukawa

Tsuyoshi Furukawa

Kenji Narimiya

Hina Miyano

Hina Miyano

Maya Kagoi

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Hayato Nakamura

Takamasa Suga

Takamasa Suga

Keisuke

Court is in session

Put Howling Village on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.