The Forbidden Play

The Forbidden Play

Don't call the dead.

2023•1h 50m•5.8/10

HorrorThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(35)

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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Production

Toei Company, TBS Sparkle, DUB, TBS, J Storm, MBS, CBC, TC Entertainment, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting Corporation, jeki, Discovery Next, Hokkaido Broadcasting, Yami, Discover 21

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Kanna Hashimoto

Kanna Hashimoto

Hiroko Kurasawa

Daiki Shigeoka

Daiki Shigeoka

Naoto Ihara

Mayu Hotta

Mayu Hotta

Maya Hiraoka

Shinobu Hasegawa

Shinobu Hasegawa

Kenshin Daimon

Kenta Izuka

Kenta Izuka

Kuniaki Kurasawa

Minato Shougaki

Minato Shougaki

Haruto Ihara

MEGUMI

MEGUMI

Shuko Noda

Yuki Kura

Yuki Kura

Ryouji Kawashibara

Shinya Niiro

Shinya Niiro

Kawasaki

Michiko Shimizu

Michiko Shimizu

Sachi Murata

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Sachi Murata's Husband

First Summer Uika

First Summer Uika

Miyuki Ihara

Ema Maeno

Ema Maeno

Nurse

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