
Ox-Head Village
Directed by Takashi Shimizu
Produced by Toei Company, Booster Project
A dark, paranoia-soaked mystery grounded in Japanese folklore where a social media prank awakens something genuinely malevolent, leaving friends to uncover the truth behind a curse.
Having launched a social media prank about a haunted building, three girls suddenly vanish. Rumours circulate that they were victims of The Ox-Head Village curse, triggering an investigation by two of their friends, desperate to find the truth about what has happened…
Questions people ask
Is Ox-Head Village scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 95% of films.
Is Ox-Head Village sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Does Ox-Head Village end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Ox-Head Village easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Ox-Head Village violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Conventional, and it does not land.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Ox-Head Village
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Ox-Head Village
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Ox-Head Village, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Ox-Head Village, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Ox-Head Village, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































