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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DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Takahisa Zeze |
| Written by | Kishu Izuchi Takahisa Zeze |
| Produced by | Shigehiro Arake Minoru Yokote |
| Starring | Ayumi Yamatsu Hiroko Shimada Moe Ishikawa |
| Cinematography | Shogo Ueno |
| Edited by | Shinichi Fushima |
| Music by | Goro Yasukawa |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
editA 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
editRelease
editIt was distributed in the United States by AsiaVision, the Asian live action label of Urban Vision Entertainment.
References
edit- ↑ 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."
External links
edit- AsiaVision Official Website
- Kokkuri-san review at SaruDama.com
- Kokkuri-san at IMDb