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Cursed Local Urban Legends: Hokkaido & Tohoku Edition

Cursed Local Urban Legends: Hokkaido & Tohoku Edition

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Cursed Local Urban Legends: Hokkaido & Tohoku Edition

2011

0h 45m

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Horror

Overview

First installment in a series about local Japanese urban legends. This installment includes 'Turbo-Granny', 'Gomiko-san' and 'Mom Comes at Night'.

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Production Companies

Earth Star Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Yukihiro Takekawa

Makoto (Turbo-Granny)

Masato Shibasaki

Saiho (Turbo-Granny)

Misa Sakura

Shiho (Turbo-Granny)

Satoshi Minai

Bandaged Man (Turbo-Granny)

Mayumi Okawa

Old Woman (Turbo-Granny)

Shinji Sakura

Yousuke (Gomiko-San)

Mari Higashi

Rena (Gomiko-San)

Kouji Saitou

Mr. S (Gomiko-San)

Shiraki Hinako

Gomiko-san (Gomiko-San) / Sachiko (Mom Comes at Night)

Mami Yamashita

Mami Yamashita

Nanami (Mom Comes at Night)

Creative team

Directed by: Daisuke Yamanouchi
Written by: Daisuke Yamanouchi
Produced by: Fukisuke Kawahara
Shigehisa Kazutaka

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