Foreboding

Foreboding

2017 · 140 min · ★ 5.7 · Science Fiction

Miyuki Asakawa tells her colleague Etsuko Yamagiwa that she has a ghost in her home. When Etsuko goes to Miyuki's home, there is only Miyuki's father there. Etsuko becomes worried about Miyuki's state of mind, and she takes Miyuki to the psychiatric hospital where her husband, Tatsuo, works. There, Miyuki receives a diagnosis that she lacks the concept of "family." Later, Etsuko tells Tatsuo that she is not comfortable with Dr. Jirō Makabe. Tatsuo introduced her to Dr. Makabe earlier at the hospital. Etsuko has a feeling of unease about her husband working with Dr. Makabe. One day, Etsuko hears Dr. Makabe state "I came to Earth to invade."

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

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Kaho Etsuko
Masahiro Higashide Matsuka
Shota Sometani Tetsuo
Ren Osugi Nishizaki
Tetsuya Chiba Tamotsu Asakawa
Kei Ishibashi Kazuyo Kawauchi
Yukino Kishii Miyuki Asakawa
Eriko Nakamura Yoko
Makoto Nakamura Kasuya
Hirota Otsuka Police officer
Tarō Suwa Taoka
Makiko Watanabe Kasuya's wife

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