The Forbidden Play

The boy’s mother lies beneath pale hospital sheets. He chants the wrong syllables into a candlelit mirror. Shadows drool from the glass.

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Hideo Nakata directed The Forbidden Play in 2023. See Hideo Nakata's full filmography, where to start with Hideo Nakata, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hideo Nakata.

The Forbidden Play was released in 2023 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 110 minutes.