The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

"Everything is full of happiness, but humans are so alone."

Directed by Teiichi Takiguchi

Produced by ufotable, Aniplex

200845 min6.9 / 10

A dark, philosophically dense supernatural mystery about a woman struggling with amnesia and existential disconnection, haunted by enigmatic forces and her own fractured sense of being.

June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not only the memory of her accident, but also any real sense that she's even alive. Strangely, enigmatic beings begin to attack her...

Questions people ask

  • Is The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Is The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Does The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine 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.

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59/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise53

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love65

How much audiences actually like it

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Like The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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