Shikoku (film)

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For the island, see Shikoku.

Shikoku
Directed by	Shunichi Nagasaki
Written by	Kunimi Manda Takenori Sento
Starring	Chiaki Kuriyama Michitaka Tsutsui Yui Natsukawa
Release date(s)	1999
Running time	100 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
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Shikoku("The Land of The Dead") is a J-Horror film written and produced in Japan in 1999. It was directed 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" .

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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 yūrei 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.