The Forest
The Forest (2016) - A young woman (Natalie Dormer) searches for her twin sister in an infamous Japanese forest beneath Mount Fuji where lost souls go to commit suicide. With the help of an American guide (Taylor Kinney), she treks into the heart of the mysterious woodland. Jason Zada directed this horror thriller.
Synopsis by Daniel Gelb
http://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-forest-v601706
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| Cinematography | Mattias Troelstrup
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| Release date | ‹See TfM›
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| Running time | 93 minutes
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| Country | United States
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| Language | English
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| Budget | $10 million
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| Box office | $37.6 million
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- Not counting the yurei or corpses in the forest (including Hoshiko who was revealed to be a yurei), the body count is 4: Sara and Jessica's parents, Aiden, and Sara Price. Michi's fate is unknown as the film ends with Sara's disembodied ghost attacking him.
- Yukiyoshi Ozawa's film debut in an American film.
- In Spain, the movie was released in 257 theaters. The film was only projected in dubbed version.
- Natalie Dormer actually went to the Suicide Forest with her Japanese driver for research. She ventured five meters off the path to take photos and her Japanese driver would not step half an inch over the path.
- This movie marked Jason Zada's directorial debut.
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