Release, runtime and language

2001 · 106 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Masato Harada

Starring

Ken'ichi Yajima, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Atsuro Watabe, Shion Machida, Yuki Amami, Koichi Sato

Akira, a Tokyo teacher, arrives in a quiet rural town for his first posting and quickly becomes enamored with Miki, a papermaker from a sprawling, eccentric family. He learns of an age‑old legend that the clan bears the curse of the Inugami, or Dog God, but dismisses it as superstition. When a string of unexplained deaths rattles the village and its residents grow uneasy, Akira is forced to confront the chilling truth behind Miki’s family and the ancient curse.