Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek
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Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek

6.0 / 10 2004 25mNR Japanese
AnimationHorror

Storyline

Among the ruins of the city, there is a game only children can play. It is called “Otokoyo”; a game of hide-and-seek. But whenever children play this game, one by one they would disappear into the blinds of the buildings… The story begins when a boy enters the world of Otokoyo, to find his missing sister.

Cast & Crew

Junko Takeuchi

Junko Takeuchi

Hikora (voice)

Lead
Ryou Naitou

Ryou Naitou

Noshiga (voice)

Masami Suzuki

Masami Suzuki

Sorincha (voice)

Akiko Kobayashi

Akiko Kobayashi

Suku (voice)

MI

Mika Ishibashi

Tachiji (voice)

MU

Makoto Ueki

Yaimao (voice)

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shuhei Morita's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker