The Medicine Seller returns as the Edo harem faces a new crisis, with family feuds, inner turmoil and fiery envy igniting the birth of a raging spirit.
Direction
Nakamura's signature geometric framing weaponizes negative space.
Cinematography
Ukiyo-e textures meet psychological horror in every composition.
Sound
Silence screams louder than the mononoke's wail.
Director
Kenji Nakamura
Hiroshi Kamiya
Medicine Seller (voice)
Cho
Yoshimichi Tokita (voice)
Daisuke Hosomi
Sakashita (voice)
Haruka Tomatsu
Botan Otomo (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Roju Otomo (voice)
Tomoyo Kurosawa
Asa (voice)
Yoko Hikasa
Fuki Tokita (voice)
Yuki Kaji
Saburomaru Tokita (voice)
Ryo Horikawa
Fujimaki (voice)
Naomi Kusumi
Katsunuma (voice)
Yoshiko Sakakibara
Suikoin (voice)
Yukana
Sayo (voice)
Atsumi Tanezaki
Sachiko (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The harem setting deliberately echoes Ōoku historical records, grounding supernatural horror in documented female confinement. Nakamura treats the architecture itself as a character — every sliding door a choice, every screen a barrier.
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