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Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage (2014)
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Original name: 蟲師 日蝕む翳
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 44 min.
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Story:
A powerful mushi appears during an eclipse, drawing other mushi to form a huge shadow that blocks the sun over a small village. Looking for clues about the mushi, Ginko meets a child who is afflicted by a strange disease that manifests itself when she is exposed to sunlight, and it does not take long for him to find out that both facts are related.
Style:
anime, philosophical, atmospheric, adult animation, contemplative, poetic, spiritual, emotional, melancholic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, folklore, nature, village, shadow, investigation, macabre, symbolism, haunting, survival, isolation, ritual, healing, adaptation, japanese mythology, slice of life, youkai, forest, illness, sun, solar eclipse, wanderer, walking, edo period, rural setting ...
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, psychological, atmospheric and adult animation films and TV series with plots about supernatural, ghost, haunting, supernatural power, investigation, mature and japanese mythology mostly in Animation, Mystery and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage: Mushi-Shi (2005), Wolf Children (2012), Natsume's Book of Friends (2008), Mushi-Shi: Next Passage (2014), Pet Shop of Horrors (1999). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Country: Japan
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They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
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Duration: 47 min.
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Duration: 117 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Mysterious, unknowable creatures alien to the laws of nature—known only to some and feared by others—"Mushi" lie behind many of life's strange phenomena. Long ago, a Mushi of terrifying power threatened to extinguish all life. ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Audience:
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