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Never After Dark

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A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi's experience. As she digs deeper into the house's past, a secret comes to light -- and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.

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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Mar 14
3.5/5
Writer/Director Dave Boyle combines both ghosts and human monsters into his Japanese chiller, elevating a conventional atmospheric haunted house with a unique approach to the supernatural. Go to Full Review Richard Whittaker Austin Chronicle Mar 14
It’s cold and coiled, like a snake in autumn, and its slow crawl towards a surprisingly violent end never seems less than earned or inevitable. Go to Full Review Kristy Puchko Mashable Mar 14
There's something sublime about a really good ghost story, and I'm pleased to say Never After Dark is a really good ghost story. Go to Full Review Kevin L. Lee AwardsWatch 4d
B
Boyle makes the most out of his singular location, and with a committed and compelling lead, he guides this unique J-horror with a steady hand. Go to Full Review Chad Collins Dread Central 5d
3/5
Never After Dark has a promise, but its haunted house shenanigans soon feel too unoriginal to leave a lasting impact. Go to Full Review J Hurtado ScreenAnarchy 5d
Stunningly realized, fastidiously scripted and executed on every level, and genuinely frightening, Never After Dark is a beautiful nightmare from which I never wanted to wake up. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dave Boyle

Director

Moeka Hoshi

Airi

Kurumi Inagaki

Miku

Tae Kimura

Teiko

Mutsuo Yoshioka

The Man

Bokuzô Masana

Officer Inokoshi
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Movie Info

Synopsis A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes face to face with a grotesque apparition with powers that defy Airi's experience. As she digs deeper into the house's past, a secret comes to light -- and Airi finds herself hunted by a far more unpredictable force. For the first time, her greatest adversary is not the supernatural, but the living.
Director
Dave Boyle
Producer
Dave Boyle, Kento Kaku
Screenwriter
Dave Boyle
Production Co
Signal181
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
1h 45m