Shrill Cries of Summer
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| Shrill Cries of Summer | |
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| Directed by | Ataru Oikawa |
| Released | May 10, 2008 |
| Running time | 106 min. |
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Shrill Cries of Summer (ひぐらしのなく頃に Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) is a live-action Japanese movie based on a visual novel which was later adapted to manga serial and anime series. Due to the characters involved it is assumed that the film will focus on the first visual novel, Onikakushi-hen.
[edit] Plot
A boy named Keiichi moves to a remote mountain village at the beginning of the summer. He quickly becomes friends with a group of girls and enjoys his time there. However, it soon becomes clear to Keiichi that something is wrong with a few of the girls he's been hanging out with. He begins to suspect that they may be involved with the murders that occur in the village every summer. His suspicions are soon confirmed when their personalities completely change and his life is repeatedly threatened in various mysterious ways. He desperately looks for someone he can trust, eventually coming into contact with a police officer who seems to know something about what's been going on in the village. More mysteries unfold, leading up to a violent and bloody conclusion.
[edit] Cast
- Goki Maeda ... Keiichi Maebara
- Rin Asuka ... Mion Sonozaki
- Airi Matsuyama ... Rena Ryugu
- Erena Ono ... Satoko Hojo
- Aika ... Rika Furude
- Tetta Sugimoto ... Kuraudo Oishi
- Ayako Kawahara ... Miyo Takano
- Masashi Taniguchi ... Jiro Tomitake
- Kotaro Tanaka ... Irie
- Sachitaro Tanaka ... Kyosuke Irie...
[edit] External Links
- Shrill Cries of Summer review at Nippon Cinema
