The Day of Destruction

The Day of Destruction

2020 · 57 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama, Horror

Seven years ago, a mysterious monster was found deep in a rural coal mine. Since then, rumors of a plague spread through the small town, and people experience an unexplainable mental illness. A young Shugendo practitioner goes missing only to resurface transformed, intent on exorcising the world from the monsters haunting it.

Directed by Toshiaki Toyoda · Written by Toshiaki Toyoda

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