Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek

Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek

2004 · 25 min · ★ 6.0 · Animation, Horror

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.

Directed by Shuhei Morita · Written by Shiro Kuro

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