Ox-Head Village

Ox-Head Village

Directed by Takashi Shimizu

Produced by Toei Company, Booster Project

2022115 min5.6 / 10

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.

19/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity35

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise15

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

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.

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