Hell Girl (film)
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| Directed by | Kōji Shiraishi |
| Written by | Kōji Shiraishi |
| Based on | Hell Girl and Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace by Takahiro Omori and Seiji Kishi |
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| Cinematography | Shinji Kumigiya |
| Edited by | Seiji Harimoto |
| Music by | Harumi Fuki |
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| Distributed by | GAGA Pictures |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hell Girl (Japanese: 地獄少女, Hepburn: Jigoku Shōjo) is a 2019 Japanese film adaptation of an anime series of the same name by Takahiro Omori. It is directed by Kōji Shiraishi and distributed by GAGA Pictures and Constantin Film. It was released on November 15, 2019.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
In 1965, a teenage girl uses the Hell Correspondence to contact Ai Enma , the Hell Girl, a mysterious figure who can send someone who you have a grudge against to Hell in exchange for forfeiting your own soul to Hell once you die. She sends a girl who has bullied and beat her to Hell, but shows some regret. Ai tells her that there's no point, as it is already done.In 2019, the now aged and ill girl has told her journalist son, Jin Kudo, her story right before she dies. He then publishes the story.
High schooler Miho Ichikawa attends a concert by Maki, a charismatic rising musician, where she is groped by a pervert. Another girl, Haruka Nanjo, who is obsessed with Maki, saves her and the two become close friends. Miho skips school to go with Haruka to a concert by Sanae Mikuriya, a popstar. During the concert, a man jumps on the stage and slashes Sanae's face with a knife. Kudo and Maki, who were in attendance, detain him. Miho and Haruka meet Kudo and talk about his article on Hell Correspondence. Sanae is taken home and becomes distraught after seeing the cuts on her face. While reading about her attack online, she comes across Kudo's article. At midnight, she goes to the Hell Correspondence site and types in the name of her attacker, Nagaoka Takuro. She sees a vision of Hell, and meets Ai, who gives her a straw doll with a red thread tied around it. She is told that once the thread is untied, Nagaoka will be sent to Hell, but when she dies, Sanae will also go to Hell.
Sanae meets with Kudo to discuss the Hell Correspondence, and he advises her to not pull the thread and move on with her life. Sanae is given a letter from Nagaoka, who claims it is an apology, but it really a horrible taunt. Pushed over the edge, Sanae pulls the thread in front of Kudo, and the doll dissolves. Nagaoka is then dragged to Hell, but appears to have escaped his cell. His mother goes to the Mikuriya residence to beg forgiveness and says she'll find her son. Sanae tells her in private that she can never find him as she sent him to Hell and tells her about Hell Correspondence. She becomes more confident and restarts her singing career.
Maki puts out a video, claiming that he is now supporting Sanae's career and will hold a special live exhibition of her online. During the performance, Ai appears before Sanae and says she must take her to Hell. Ai tells the confused Sanae that Nagaoka's mother had put her name in Hell Correspondence and has just pulled the thread.
Cast
- Tina Tamashiro as Ai Enma
- Manami Hashimoto as Hone Onna
- Akaji Maro as Wanyūdō
- Raiku as Ren 'Roby' Ichimoku
- Nana Mori as Miho Ichikawa
- Sawa Nimura as Haruka Nanjo
- Mina Ōba as Sanae Mikuriya
- Kazuki Namioka as Kudo
- Tom Fujita as Maki
References
- ^ "地獄少女". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "玉城ティナ、実写映画「地獄少女」に主演！ 白石晃士監督と再タッグ". eiga.com (in Japanese). September 13, 2018.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (September 12, 2018). "Hell Girl Live-Action Film Green-Lit for Next Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
- ^ "玉城ティナ主演で「地獄少女」実写映画化、監督は白石晃士". 映画ナタリー. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
External links
- Hell Girl at IMDb
- Official website (in Japanese)
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