The Forbidden Play
Don't call the dead.
Sep 8, 2023 1h 50mHorrorThriller
5.5IMDb
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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.
- Director
- Hideo Nakata
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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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- Release date
- Sep 8, 2023
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
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- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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