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Shikoku is a J-Horror film written and produced in Japan in 1999. It was produced by Shunichi Nagasaki and written by Kunimi Manda and Takenori Sento. The tagline used for the film was "Some things are better left dead...", with the genre of the film fitting into Horror/Thriller. The title is a play on words. In Japanese, depending on which kanji is used, "shikoku" can mean "four countries" (which is the name of the island where the movie is set) or it can mean "land of the dead" .

Plot summary

Years after moving to Tokyo with her parents, Hinako returns to her hometown in rural Shikoku. She soon learns that her childhood friend, Sayuri, died several years ago and that Sayuri's mother, who used to perform seances and exorcisms, has gone almost insane with grief. After seeing Sayuri's ghost several times during the night, Hinako consults with some local experts on the paranormal and discovers that Sayuri's mother has something planned for her daughter...

Cast

Yui Natsukawa .... Hinako Myoujin
Michitaka Tsutsui .... Fumiya Akizawa
Chiaki Kuriyama
.... Sayori Hiura
Toshie Negishi
.... Teruko Hiura (Sayori's mother)
Ren Osugi
.... Yasutaka Hiura (Sayori's father)
Makoto Satô .... Sendo
Taro Suwa .... Oda
Tomoko Otakara .... Yukari Asakawa
Haduki Kôzu .... Chizuko Oono

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