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The Forbidden Play

2023·110 min

The Forbidden Play

Directed by Hideo Nakata

HorrorThriller

A boy, after tragically losing his mother in an accident, performs a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. However, he ends up awakening something evil.

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Kanna Hashimoto

Hiroko Kurasawa

Naoto Ihara

Maya Hiraoka

Shinobu Hasegawa

Kenshin Daimon

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Noriaki Sugihara

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Hiroaki Tsutsumi

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What is The Forbidden Play about?

The Forbidden Play (2023) is about a boy, after tragically losing his mother in an accident, performs a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. However, he ends up awakening something evil.

Who directed The Forbidden Play?

Hideo Nakata directed The Forbidden Play (2023).

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