Howling Village

Deep in the forest, a persistent metallic screech. A woman traces her brother's disappearance to a village swallowed by the map, a place of buried crimes. Her family's past is entwined with the village's curse. Shimizu's J-horror relies on atmosphere over gore.

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Takashi Shimizu directed Howling Village in 2020. See Takashi Shimizu's full filmography, where to start with Takashi Shimizu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takashi Shimizu.

Howling Village was released in 2020 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.