Shikoku (1999) — Korean Region 3 Import DVD — Used
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Shikoku (死国; Korean cover title 사국) is a 1999 Japanese supernatural horror film in which a woman returns to her childhood hometown on the island of Shikoku. Memories of an old friend, mysterious deaths, and an unsettling ritual lead her into a haunting story about grief, longing and the boundary between the living and the dead.
Principal Cast & Filmmakers
- Yui Natsukawa
- Michitaka Tsutsui
- Chiaki Kuriyama
- Director: Shunichi Nagasaki
- Based on a novel by Masako Bando
Hollywood Connections & Trivia
- The Japanese title is written 死国, a wordplay on the name of Japan's Shikoku island (四国).
- Chiaki Kuriyama later appeared in Battle Royale (2000).
- Kuriyama also played Gogo Yubari in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003).
- The story incorporates Japanese folk beliefs and rituals concerning the dead.
- This particular cover is Korean-language packaging for a Japanese film, demonstrating the film's international home-video distribution.
Edition Details
- Title: Shikoku (1999) / 死国 / 사국
- Format: DVD — Korean-market import
- Region: 3 (printed on packaging, per seller)
- Video standard: Not verified
- Audio/subtitles: Not verified; English availability not guaranteed
- Genre: Japanese Horror / Supernatural / Mystery
- UPC: 8809030246189
- Condition: Used / Pre-owned
- Cover image: Photograph of the actual copy
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