Shrill Cries of Summer

Shrill Cries of Summer

Can you believe it?

Directed by Ataru Oikawa

Produced by Phantom Film

2008106 min5.4 / 10

A paranoid psychological horror that weaponizes friendship and small-town intimacy, blending mystery and dread as trust erodes in a remote village.

Early summer, Keiichi had just moved to a remote mountain village. As he becomes close friends with a group of girls, he was enjoying his life in the village. However when he starts to become suspicious that his friends may be deeply involved in successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn into something more sinister.

Questions people ask

  • Is Shrill Cries of Summer scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Does Shrill Cries of Summer end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Shrill Cries of Summer violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

  • Is Shrill Cries of Summer sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Is Shrill Cries of Summer easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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.

20/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity76

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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