Shikoku

Shikoku

1999 • Japan • Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki

In the ghostly pastoral horror of Shikoku, a young woman returns after many years to her rural birthplace, only to find her best friend from childhood has died by drowning when just sixteen. The dead girl's mother, the local Shintoist priestess, has embarked on the region's famous pilgrimage - but why is she walking backwards?

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Shikoku
  • Shikoku

    1999 • Japan • Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki

    In the ghostly pastoral horror of Shikoku, a young woman returns after many years to her rural birthplace, only to find her best friend from childhood has died by drowning when just sixteen. The dead girl's mother, the local Shintoist priestess, has e...

Extras

  • Shikoku (Audio-commentary by Tom Mes)

    1999 • Japan • Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki

    In the ghostly pastoral horror of Shikoku, a young woman returns after many years to her rural birthplace, only to find her best friend from childhood has died by drowning when just sixteen. The dead girl's mother, the local Shintoist priestess, has e...

  • Something in the Water

    Something in the Water, a brand new interview with Shikoku director Shunichi Nagasaki.

  • The Aftermath

    The Aftermath, Tom Mes discusses J-Horror at the turn of the millennium.