Kokkuri (Japanese: こっくりさん, Hepburn: Kokkuri: Kokkuri-san) is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Takahisa Zeze about three girls, Mio, Hiroko, and Masami, who attempt to summon a spirit through a divination game.[1]

Kokkuri-san
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Directed byTakahisa Zeze
Written byKishu Izuchi
Takahisa Zeze
Produced byShigehiro Arake
Minoru Yokote
StarringAyumi Yamatsu
Hiroko Shimada
Moe Ishikawa
CinematographyShogo Ueno
Edited byShinichi Fushima
Music byGoro Yasukawa
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

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A group of friends play the Japanese game Kokkuri to summon Kokkuri-san, a spirit who can answer any question as a pastime but apparently reveals dark secrets that will make these girls turn against each other.

Cast & Crew

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Release

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It was distributed in the United States by AsiaVision, the Asian live action label of Urban Vision Entertainment.

References

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  1. Alexander Jacoby A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors 2013 p. 203 "By this time, Zeze had made his first true mainstream film, Kokkuri (Kokkuri‒san, 1997), a conventional if agreeably understated horror film about schoolgirls using a ouija board."
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