Welcome to the Village (嗤う蟲)
Rural traditions are pushed to the extreme in this creepy thriller
Japan | Thriller | 2024 | 99 minutes
In Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Director: Hideo Jojo
Screenwriter: Eisuke Naito, Hideo Jojo
Starring: Mai Fukugawa, Ryuya Wakaba, Tomoworo Taguchi
Film Source: Pony Canyon
SYNOPSIS:
Anna and her husband Terumichi leave the city for a new life in Asamiya Village. While they find the residents too nosy and too devoted to their community leader, they do their best to fit in to avoid being ostracized from their neighbors. However, the psychological pressure eventually turns physical.
In Japan, many urbanites are moving to the countryside for cheap real estate, but affordable living comes at a price. Based on true cases of ostracization in Japanese rural communities, Hideo Jojo’s spellbinding thriller shows the sobering reality of what happens when forced assimilation turns into bullying.
Screening Date:
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Showtime:
7:00 PM
Doors open 30 minutes before screening.
Location:
AMC NEWCITY14
1500 N. Clybourn Ave.
Chicago, IL 60610
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