The Forest
Everyone comes here looking for a way out
Rating: 5.2 out of 10TMDB(1.9K votes)
Overview
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
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Box office
Grossed $37.6M worldwide, about 3.8 times its $10M budget
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Setting
Set in Japan
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Music
Music by Bear McCreary
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Ben KetaiWriter
- Nick AntoscaWriter
- Sarah CornwellWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- January 7, 2016
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $10M
- Revenue
- $37.6M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
No subscription or free streaming listed. It can be rented or bought.
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Cast
Natalie DormerSara / Jess Price
Eoin MackenRob
Stephanie VogtValerie- Osamu TanpopoHomeless Man
- Yasuo TobishimaSushi Chef
- Ibuki KanedaMei (Schoolgirl)
Akiko IwaseHead Teacher- Kikuo IchikawaBusinessman
Noriko SakuraMayumi
Jozef AokiVisitor Center Morgue Man
Yûho YamashitaSakura
Taylor KinneyAiden
Gen SetoNarusawa Bartender
Terry DiabGrandma- Nadja MazalicaSara / Jess (Age 6)
- Lidija AntonićMother of Sara / Jess
Takako AkashiUbasute Old Woman #1
Yuriri NakaNarusawa Young Woman
Yukiyoshi OzawaMichi- Nemanja NaumoskiPillowcase Man
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