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Anthurium in the Dark Night

Country	Japan
Director	AMANO Chihiro
Producer	KOMURO Naoko
Writer	KUMAGAI Madoka
Production Company	Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd.
Format	2K \| Color \| 95min
Genre	Horror, Psychological Drama, Genre, Women

Synopsis

Michi is having an affair with Yuuri. When Yuuri dies in an accident, Michi is possessed by his spirit as the form of his genitalia. Michi shuts down and disappears. Years later, Yuuri's wife Madoka visits her living a quiet life. She is surprised by Michi's change. The two become attracted to each other. Yuuri's feelings in Michi react to Madoka and cause a violent apparition. They are forced to understand Yuuri's obsession with life. As they begin to love each other, Yuuri's spirit appears.

Director

AMANO Chihiro

Born in 1982 in Aichi, Japan. After working as an office worker for 5 years, she started making films. Confessions of Figaro (2012) and Mrs. Noisy (2019) were screened at BIFAN 2020 and she has also won awards and been invited to numerous other film festivals.

Producer

KUMAGAI Madoka

She has been working as a producer since 2010 and produced over 20 titles such as Akihiko Shiota's Wet Woman in the Wind (16th Locarno International Film Festival, Competition), Koji Fukada's The Man from the Sea (18th Busan International Film Festival), Picture of Spring (A. Shiota, 2023), and YOKO (KUMAKIRI Kazuyoshi, 2023), winner of Best Picture, Actress, and Screenplay at 23rd Shanghai International Film Festival, with Rinko Kikuchi nominated for Best Actress at 24th Asian Film Awards.

Production Company

Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd.

Culture Entertainment(CE) is a conglomerate entertainment company originating from Culture Convenience Club (CCC), which operates TSUTAYA. CE is responsible for the planning and distribution of films, TV series, music, publishing, and copyright business, and in recent years has been involved in the film production business with Drive My Car (2021), which has achieved significant success.