JAPAN · 1982

Cute Devil

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Japanese New Wave child murder mental illness family trauma supernatural revenge gaslighting
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Ryoko visits brother-in-law Koji to recover from her time at a mental hospital. But she becomes increasingly convinced that Koji's eight year old niece Alice was responsible for her sister Fuyuko's death. Several horrific deaths follow.

Year1982
CountryJapan
DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
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