This drama had me invested from the get go. Anything based on folklore traditions, urban legends, cult rituals are my pick and this is what it is based on. The plot revolves around a superstitious ritual, practiced for eons by the residents of a depopulated village Uzukawa to appease the god of the village.
The reason I was hooked from the start was the introductory section and a folk rhyme in a child’s voice. It gave that eerie feeling I was looking for. Had a peculiar, dense, uneasy atmosphere around it which I loved and also it’s cinematography.
Each actors played their characters well. But the actor who played the character of Yahagi Daisuke, it will be hard for me to imagine him as a different person.
I also loved the bgm which beautifully creates a mysterious and an uncanny aura around it..
It was short with no draggy fillers.
It was dark, weird as well as sickening.
It’s better to avoid if you are not fond of dark drama filled with uneasiness.
But if you want to experience something weird, tensed and disturbing as well, then you are up for it. I would definitely recommend this drama to them.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I usually do not rewatch thrillers, as I have already experienced all the thrills and the mystery is known. So, it’s difficult for me to rate it for rewatch value.
But for one time experience, it was quite good.