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“It Wants to Play.”
Directed by Shinobu Yaguchi
The premise
After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market. When a new daughter enters the family's life, strange things begin to happen and no matter how hard the family tries to get rid of it, the doll always finds its way back.
Horror Vault's take
Grief drives a bereaved mother toward a life-sized antique doll that seems to fill the void left by her lost child — but the comfort it offers may come at a terrible price. When a new daughter joins the family, the doll's presence shifts from strange to sinister, appearing to resist every attempt to remove it from the household. This Japanese horror film blends quiet domestic dread with deeply unsettling supernatural suggestion, rooting its scares in raw parental anguish. Fans of slow-burn J-horror will find plenty to unsettle them here.
Content: Death Of A Child, Psychological Distress, Supernatural Threat Involving A Child
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