Trailer: ‘The Forbidden Play’

By   |  Aug 12, 2023

‘The Forbidden Play’ (禁じられた遊び) is a 2023 Japanese horror thriller directed by Hideo Nakata.

Based on the novel ‘Kinjirareta Asobi’ by Karma Shimizu, the film follows a young boy who buries his recently deceased mother’s finger in the backyard in the hope of bringing her back to life. The cast includes Kanna Hashimoto, Daiki Shigeoka, Mayu Hotta, Yuki Kura, and Minato Shogaki.

Synopsis: Naoto Ihara (Daiki Shigeoka) lives happily with his wife Miyuki and their son Haruto (Minato Shogaki). Their happiness is crushed when Miyuki suddenly dies in a car accident. Naoto falls into deep grief over the death of his wife. Meanwhile, Naruto buries his dead mother Miyuki’s finger in their garden and prays every day for her to come back to life. The family is visited by video director Hiroko Kurasawa (Kanna Hashimoto), who used to work with Naoto Ihara. There she sees Haruto shouting a strange spell in their yard. Unexpected and bizarre phenomena soon take place around Hiroko Kurasawa. [Source: AsianWiki]

‘The Forbidden Play’ opens across Japan on September 8, 2023.

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