Forbidden Siren
2006 1h 27m movie Film Japan

Forbidden Siren

サイレン

“It all began with a mysterious warning...”

Synopsis

サイレン

“It all began with a mysterious warning…”

A writer moves to a remote island with his daughter and young son. After settling into their new home, a neighbor arrives to welcome them and give them a breakdown of the local rules; most important: do not go outside when the island's siren starts wailing.

The 2005–2007 Japan Window

364 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Forbidden Siren sits at position #347.

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Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Forbidden Siren. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Asahi Broadcasting Corporation

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Forbidden Siren premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

5.0
TMDB Rating
31
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

Ranked #4,419 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -1.9 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Horror productions specifically: #321 of 391 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, TOHO, Office Crescendo
Runtime 1h 27m
Release Date February 11, 2006
IMDb tt0494815

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