Summer of Ubume
2005 · 123 min
Thriller · Horror
★ 7.4Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with the unusual ability to see people's memories. They are hired by the impossibly pregnant woman's sister to find the woman's missing husband and lay this whole matter to rest. In the end, they need the help of Kyogokudo to exorcise the family curse.
Crew
- Director Akio Jissoji
- Screenplay Shin'ichi Inotsume
- Director of Photography Masao Nakabori
Cast
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Kyogokudo (Akihiko Chuzenji)
Masatoshi Nagase
Tatsumi Sekiguchi
Hiroshi Abe
Reijiro Enokizu
Hiroyuki Miyasako
Shutaro Kiba
Tomoyo Harada
Ryoko Kuonji / Kyoko Kuonji
Rena Tanaka
Atsuko Chuzenji
Suzuki Matsuo
Naito
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Toshiaki Megumi
Makio Kuonji
Susumu Terajima
Goichi Harasawa
Natsuhiko Kyogoku
Disabled veteran (Shigeru Mizuki)
Chisako Hara
Tomiko Sawada
Noboru Mitani
Kamishibai storyteller
Crew
- Director — Akio Jissoji
- Screenplay — Shin'ichi Inotsume
- Director of Photography — Masao Nakabori
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