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Inugami 2001 Directed by Masato Harada 狗神

Akira, a teacher from Tokyo, has just arrived in a small rural town to begin his new job. Soon after arriving, he meets, and begins to fall for, Miki, a papermaker and part of a large and unusual family. When he learns of an ancient legend that the family carries the curse of the Inugami, or Dog God, he brushes it off as silly superstition. After a series of mysterious deaths, however, the townspeople begin to grow restless, and Akira must confront the truth about Miki and her family.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Release Date 27 January 2001
106 mins
Cast
Yuki Amami Miki Bonomiya
Atsuro Watabe Akira Nutahara
Eugene Harada Seiji Doi
Shiho Fujimura Tomie Bonomiya
Kanako Fukaura Momoyo Bonomiya
Shion Machida Sonoko Bonomiya
Kenichi Yajima Michio Bonomiya
Masato Irie Hirofumi Bonomiya
Makoto Togashi Hide Ishiyama - the Nurse
Torahiko Hamada Old Man in Black
Miyû Watase Rika Bonomiya
Keiko Awaji Katsuko Doi
Koichi Sato Mimoto, the Hunter