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Summer of Ubume

Summer of Ubume

Part of 百鬼夜行シリーズ

2005•2h 3m•7.4/10
ThrillerHorror

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.4/10(11)

Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with the unusual ability to see people's memories. They are hired by the impossibly pregnant woman's sister to find the woman's missing husband and lay this whole matter to rest. In the end, they need the help of Kyogokudo to exorcise the family curse.

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Production

Nippon Herald Films, Geneon Entertainment, dentsu, Tokyu Recreation, Ogura Office, Nikkatsu Studio

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Kyogokudo (Akihiko Chuzenji)

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Tatsumi Sekiguchi

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Reijiro Enokizu

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Shutaro Kiba

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Ryoko Kuonji / Kyoko Kuonji

Rena Tanaka

Rena Tanaka

Atsuko Chuzenji

Suzuki Matsuo

Suzuki Matsuo

Naito

Toshiaki Megumi

Makio Kuonji

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Goichi Harasawa

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Disabled veteran (Shigeru Mizuki)

Chisako Hara

Chisako Hara

Tomiko Sawada

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Kamishibai storyteller

Misa Shimizu

Misa Shimizu

Chizuko Chuzenji

Ryoko Shinohara

Ryoko Shinohara

Yukie Sekiguchi

Kei Suma

Yoshichika Kuonji

Ayumi Ishida

Ayumi Ishida

Kikuno Kuonji

Magi

Magi

Morihiko Toriguchi

Sawa Suzuki

Sawa Suzuki

Ojun

Hitomi Miwa

Hitomi Miwa

Susie Toda

Masami Horiuchi

Masami Horiuchi

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