After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history....
After her brother goes missing, a young psychologist visits an infamous haunted and cursed location known as ‘Howling Village’ to investigate his disappearance and uncover her family’s dark history....
The film's central conflict revolves around a supernatural curse and family secrets, with its narrative focusing on personal survival and the exploration of a localized horror rather than advocating for or critiquing any specific political or societal ideology.
Howling Village is a Japanese horror film that features a cast and narrative consistent with its cultural origin. The film does not incorporate explicit DEI-driven casting or narrative themes that critique traditional identities or promote diversity as defined by the evaluation criteria.
Howling Village does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on supernatural horror elements and a family curse, with no representation or discussion of queer identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Howling Village is an original horror film with characters created specifically for this movie. There are no pre-existing characters from source material, prior installments, or history whose gender could have been altered.
Howling Village is an original Japanese horror film, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. Its characters were created for this film and therefore have no prior canonical or historical racial establishment to be swapped from.
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