Japan Synopsis
殯の森
A young woman working at a retirement home takes an elderly man living there on an excursion into the countryside, but the two wind up stranded in the titular forest.
The 2006–2008 Japan Window
372 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Mourning Forest sits at position #203.
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The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Mourning Forest premiered. 1020 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.8
TMDB Rating
39
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #2,564 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,129 of 1,933 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | France, Japan |
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Celluloid Dreams, Visual Arts College, Kumie |
| Runtime | 1h 38m |
| Release Date | May 29, 2007 |
| IMDb | tt1016205 |