“Seven masked children play deadly hide-and-seek in ruined city; all who play Otokoyo vanish forever.”
Kakurenbo: Hide & Seek
カクレンボ
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Synopsis
Seven masked children play deadly hide-and-seek in ruined city; all who play Otokoyo vanish forever.
Among the high rises of steel pipes, meshed power lines, and faded neon lights, exists a game that children dare to play within the ruins of the old city. "Otokoyo," a secret game of hide-and-seek, one where all who play wear fox masks and only begins when seven have gathered. But it is no normal game, as all who have played it have gone missing. Many whisper it is the work of demons, but that is just a rumor... or is it? Kakurenbo follows the story of seven children as they play Otokoyo for the first time and discover why if you play, you never return.
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Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
What 17 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
4.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 4.0
↓ 1.71
Running avg · Feb 2008 → Jul 2023
- 8 “Looking back onto Kakurenbo I can see exactly why it scared by younger self. The creepy and unsettling movement of the demons as well as the use of lighting are vital in creating an unnerving...”
- 7 “There really isn't a whole lot to this 30 minute "movie" but what's there is decent enough. If you're into spooky horror you may even get a little more mileage out of this. I rated this an 7...”
- 9 “This was an extremly well done movie! One of my favorites in fact. The feel of the movie itself was freaky as hell! (watched it with my friend at 2:00 in the morning!) The animation was top notch...”
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A Movie Production
Yamato Works.- Format 1 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 24m all episodes
- Aired Sep 2004 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-1088 catalog
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- Central Park Media Licensor