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| screenplay = Ataru Oikawa
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| based on = {{onikakushi}}
| starring = Gōki Maeda<br />Airi Matsuyama<br />[[Wikipedia:Rin Asuka|Rin Asuka]]<br />Aika<br />[[Wikipedia:Erena Ono|Erena Ono]]
| starring = Gōki Maeda<br />Airi Matsuyama<br />[[Wikipedia:Rin Asuka|Rin Asuka]]<br />Aika<br />[[Wikipedia:Erena Ono|Erena Ono]]
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| studio = [[Wikipedia:Geneon Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Sotsu|Sotsu Agency]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Frontier Works|Frontier Works]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Kodansha|Kodansha]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Movic|Movic]]<br />Arcimboldo Y.K.<br />Oyashirosama Project
| studio = [[Wikipedia:Geneon Entertainment|Geneon Entertainment]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Sotsu|Sotsu Agency]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Frontier Works|Frontier Works]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Kodansha|Kodansha]]<br />[[Wikipedia:Movic|Movic]]<br />Arcimboldo Y.K.<br />Oyashirosama Project
| distributor = Phantom Film (JP)<br />[[Wikipedia:Shochiku|Shochiku Company]] (WW)
| distributor = Phantom Film (JP)<br />[[Wikipedia:Shochiku|Shochiku Company]] (WW)
| released = {{film date|2008|May|10}}
| released = May 10, 2008
| runtime = 106 minutes
| runtime = 106 minutes
| country = Japan
| country = Japan
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A sequel entitled ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai]]'' was released in 2009.
A sequel entitled ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai]]'' was released in 2009.


== Plot ==
== Synopsis ==
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 Rena, Mion and the others that Keiichi trusted may be deeply involved in successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn. As if the girls' characters had completely changed, a sewing needle is found in his food, he is chased by mysterious men, and is involved in an accident which could have killed him. He could no longer trust anyone, and then... One mystery leads to another, bringing out a shockingly bloody ending!!!<ref>[http://shochikufilms.com/product/shrill-cries-of-summer Official page on Shochiku Films]</ref>
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 Rena, Mion and the others that Keiichi trusted may be deeply involved in successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn. As if the girls' characters had completely changed, a sewing needle is found in his food, he is chased by mysterious men, and is involved in an accident which could have killed him. He could no longer trust anyone, and then... One mystery leads to another, bringing out a shockingly bloody ending!!!<ref>[http://shochikufilms.com/product/shrill-cries-of-summer Official page on Shochiku Films]</ref>


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*[[Wikipedia:Rin Asuka|Rin Asuka]] as [[Mion Sonozaki]]
*[[Wikipedia:Rin Asuka|Rin Asuka]] as [[Mion Sonozaki]]
*Aika as [[Rika Furude]]
*Aika as [[Rika Furude]]
*[[Wikipedia:Erena Ono|Erena Ono]] as Satoko
*[[Wikipedia:Erena Ono|Erena Ono]] as [[Satoko Houjou]]
*Ayako Kawahara as [[Miyo Takano]]
*Ayako Kawahara as [[Miyo Takano]]
*Tetta Sugimoto as [[Kuraudo Ooishi]]
*Tetta Sugimoto as [[Kuraudo Ooishi]]
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*Yoko Hoshi as [[Aiko Maebara]]
*Yoko Hoshi as [[Aiko Maebara]]
*Zenkichi Yoneyama as [[Ichirou Maebara]]
*Zenkichi Yoneyama as [[Ichirou Maebara]]

== Trivia ==
*Series author [[Ryukishi07]] makes a cameo appearance during the [[Watanagashi Festival]].


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 15:16, 10 April 2021

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Theatrical release poster
ひぐらしのなく頃に
Directed byAtaru Oikawa
Produced byHiroshi Hasegawa
Yasuhiko Higashi
Ken Ikehara
Yoshio Irie
Sumio Kiga
Mika Nomura
Masaki Yasuda
Akihiro Yuasa
Written byRyukishi07
Screenplay byAtaru Oikawa
Based onOnikakushi-hen
StarringGōki Maeda
Airi Matsuyama
Rin Asuka
Aika
Erena Ono
Music byKenji Kawai
CinematographyKazuhiro Shirao
Production
company
Distributed byPhantom Film (JP)
Shochiku Company (WW)
Release date
May 10, 2008
Running time
106 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (ひぐらしのなく頃に, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, lit. When the Cicadas Cry), known internationally as Shrill Cries of Summer, is a mystery psychological horror film directed by Ataru Oikawa adapted from the visual novel of the same name. The film follows the first story arc, Onikakushi-hen.

A sequel entitled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai was released in 2009.

Synopsis

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 Rena, Mion and the others that Keiichi trusted may be deeply involved in successive murders that occur every summer, the situation around Keiichi gradually starts to turn. As if the girls' characters had completely changed, a sewing needle is found in his food, he is chased by mysterious men, and is involved in an accident which could have killed him. He could no longer trust anyone, and then... One mystery leads to another, bringing out a shockingly bloody ending!!![1]

Cast

Trivia

References

  1. ↑ Official page on Shochiku Films
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