Vanished

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An elementary school student hears of a creepy urban legend. A surreal game where your body?s spirit is transported to another place to find a dead girl?s missing thumb. If you find it before the candle goes out, your wish will be granted. But if someone taps you on the shoulder during the search? you must never look back. Six school friends decide… more An elementary school student hears of a creepy urban legend. A surreal game where your body?s spirit is transported to another place to find a dead girl?s missing thumb. If you find it before the candle goes out, your wish will be granted. But if someone taps you on the shoulder during the search? you must never look back. Six school friends decide to play ?the game? just for fun. But when ?the game? was over, one of them was missing. Eight years pass and the five remaining members reunite to play ?the game? one more time. Only this time, one by one, they are murdered? One member is shackled by the past, unable to come to terms with the disappearance of his friend. Another has buried the incident while never quite forgetting it. Each of them carries on with their lives and copes with their guilt in their own way? The original work was written by the popular novelist, Yusuke Yamada, who has developed a strong following of young adult fans who enjoy his edgy depictions of horror. Since his debut with ?Real Onigokko?* at the age of 20, he has published a string of successful novels including ?Asoko no Heya?, ?X-Game? and ?A-Course?. His third novel, ?Vanished? (Oyayubi Sagashi), on which this film is based, penetrates into the characters? hearts, exposing their anguish with painful sensitivity. less

Category: Japanese Movie

Status: Completed

Released: 2006

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