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NightCry (2015)

Name: NightCry
Director: Takashi Shimizu
Genre: Demon, Short film, Video game
Released: 2015
Duration: 13 min
Cast: Michiru, Roza Akino, Natsuki Minami, Natalia Povetkina, Mailys Robin

2015 · Takashi Shimizu · 13 min · Japan

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Sam, a young boy in vacation on a cozy cruise with his mother, is tormented by the cursed spirit of a dead woman armed with a giant pair of scissors. Nightmare visions bring him to discover the real nature of this terrifying presence, a sacrifice ritual and a true death menace on aboard the cruise.

A 2015 title built around Demon, Short film and Video game. Directed by Takashi Shimizu.

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