Summer of Ubume

Summer of Ubume

Summer of Ubume

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Summer of Ubume

2005

2h 3m

7.4(11 votes)

Thriller

Horror

Overview

Kyogokudo 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.

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Production Companies

Nippon Herald Films

Geneon Entertainment

dentsu

Tokyu Recreation

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Kyogokudo (Akihiko Chuzenji)

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Tatsumi Sekiguchi

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Reijiro Enokizu

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Hiroyuki Miyasako

Shutaro Kiba

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Ryoko Kuonji / Kyoko Kuonji

Rena Tanaka

Rena Tanaka

Atsuko Chuzenji

Suzuki Matsuo

Suzuki Matsuo

Naito

Toshiaki Megumi

Makio Kuonji

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Goichi Harasawa

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Natsuhiko Kyogoku

Disabled veteran (Shigeru Mizuki)

Creative team

Directed by: Akio Jissoji
Written by: Shin'ichi Inotsume
Produced by: Satoru Ogura
Yuji Kanda

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