Summer of Ubume

Japan, humid late-summer. Cicada song. A bookseller moonlights in occultism. His detective friend can see memories. They investigate a woman pregnant for twenty months, her missing husband, and a sister desperate for answers. Is it a curse? Jissoji's theatrical horror is a deep cut for fans of occult detective fiction.

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Akio Jissoji directed Summer of Ubume in 2005. See Akio Jissoji's full filmography, where to start with Akio Jissoji, or where to go after you've seen everything by Akio Jissoji.

Summer of Ubume was released in 2005 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.