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The Viper's Hex

The Viper's Hex

2017•1h 32m
DramaHorror

Lonely hostess Kiyo spends her days propositioning men on the cold streets of Tokyo and being beaten by her violent pimp, Tetsuya. One day her luck seems to change when she meets a charming foreigner named Anchin and a romance blossoms but soon everything falls apart when she becomes pregnant. Upon hearing the news Anchin flees Tokyo. With nowhere left to go she turns to The Viper, a scorned spirit that has been with her since birth.

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Production

Silk Purse Enterprises, Black Forest Films, ROAR DIGITAL

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Saya Minami

Saya Minami

Kiyo

Yoji Yamada

Testuya

Kenji Shimada

Anchin

Kei Miura

Kei Miura

Takashi

Kaori Kawabuchi

Kaori Kawabuchi

The Viper

Sawa Masaki

Sawa Masaki

Kiyo's Mother

Yasunari Kondo

Kiyo's Father

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