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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (live-action movie)

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Alternative title:
ひぐらしのなく頃に (Japanese)
Plot Summary: The live-action movie of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is an alternate re-telling of the first chapter of the anime series, Onikakushi-hen. (Spirited away by a demon chapter). It's 1983 in the peaceful town of Hinamizawa when transfer student Keiichi Maebara moves in. He learns about the mysterious chain of bizarre deaths, known to the villagers of Oyashiro-sama's curse.
Running time: 106 minutes
Vintage: 2008-05-10
Premiere date:
2008-05-10 (Japan)
Opening Theme:
"WHEEL OF FORTUNE (運命の輪)" by Eiko Shimamiya
Ending Theme:
"Diorama (ディオラマ)" by Eiko Shimamiya
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Ataru Oikawa
Screenplay: Ataru Oikawa
Music: Kenji Kawai
Original creator: Seventh Expansion

Theme Song Performance: Eiko Shimamiya
Aika as Rika Furude
Airi Matsuyama as Rena Ryūgū
Erena Ono as Satoko Houjou
Gōki Maeda as Keiichi Maebara
Rin Asuka as Mion Sonozaki

Aya Sugimoto as Rina Mamiya
Ayako Kawahara as Miyo Takano
Koutaro Tanaka as Kyousuke Irie
Riki Takeuchi as Teppei Houjou
Tetta Sugimoto as Kuraudo Ooishi

Masashi Taniguchi as Jiro Tomitake

Hitomi Miwa
Shoji Shibuya
Yōko Hoshi
Zenkichi Yoneyama
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