Directed by J-Horror regular Tsuruta Noroi (
Ring: 0),
Orochi - Blood is adapted from Japanese horror manga master Umezu Kazuo's well-known graphic novel. Tanimura Mitsuki (
God's Puzzle) floats through the film as the mysterious Orochi, an ageless girl cloaked in blood red who has observed the world's suffering for centuries upon centuries. Her latest subjects are two cursed sisters with a gruesome family secret, played by Kimura Yoshino (
Sukiyaki Western Django) and Nakagoshi Noriko (
Drop). Creepy and beautifully unsettling,
Orochi - Blood creates a chilling atmosphere with its creaky mansion setting, brightly colored costumes, and outstanding performances from the three leading ladies.
Since a young age, Monzen sisters Kazusa (Kimura Yoshino) and Lisa (Nakagoshi Noriko) have been driven by their neurotic mother (also Kimura Yoshino) to make it big, planting the seeds of a lifelong sibling rivalry. Kazusa followed in the footsteps of her mother, now exiled to the attic, and became a famous movie star. Plain-looking Lisa dutifully tends to the house and her sister, but she holds more than a few secrets and grudges about her lot. Hanging over both sisters is a shocking curse that strikes the women of the Monzen family when they turn 29, and Kazusa's time is fast running out. Into this tense household wanders Orochi (Tanimura Mitsuki), who becomes an observer and a pawn in the sisters' bloody struggle against fate and each other.
Comes with trailer, TV spot, making of, press conference, premiere, Ai no Kizuna uncut version, and poster gallery.
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