The Bird Is Calling (2025)
The Bird Is Calling (2025)
Yuji and Yuriko's peaceful life shatters when an old diary belonging to Yuji's great-uncle Sadaichi, who died in the war, is discovered. The pages are full of an obsession with life... and one strange phrase: "I want to devour the bird—Hikuidori." From that day on, eerie phenomena start to haunt those connected to the diary. As the nightmare deepens, a strong will to live—once buried with Sadaichi—begins to twist the past and bleed into reality.

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Yuji and Yuriko's peaceful life shatters when an old diary belonging to Yuji's great-uncle Sadaichi, who died in the war, is discovered. The pages are full of an obsession with life... and one strange phrase: "I want to devour the bird—Hikuidori." From that day on, eerie phenomena start to haunt those connected to the diary. As the nightmare deepens, a strong will to live—once buried with Sadaichi—begins to twist the past and bleed into reality.


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Genres: Drama, Mystery, Horror

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 03 October 2025

Country: JP

Company Credits

Company: GAGA Corporation, KADOKAWA, Flamingo, Ark Entertainment

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Cast

Directed By

Katsuhide Motoki

Katsuhide Motoki

Director

Masayuki Taniguchi

Masayuki Taniguchi

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Not currently known.

Production Crew

Tomoharu Kusunoki

Tomoharu Kusunoki

Co-Producer

Kei Kawamura

Kei Kawamura

Casting

Hiroyuki Takase

Hiroyuki Takase

Line Producer

Haruhiko Hasegawa

Haruhiko Hasegawa

Producer

Satoshi Akagi

Satoshi Akagi

Producer

Satomi Odake

Satomi Odake

Executive Producer

YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro

YOKOYAMA Kazuhiro

Producer

Naohisa Yamashita

Naohisa Yamashita

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Etsuko Egawa

Etsuko Egawa

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Kanako Nishimura

Kanako Nishimura

Makeup & Hair

Mari Miyamoto

Mari Miyamoto

Costumer

Sound

Mami Takaishi

Mami Takaishi

Music Producer

Kenichi Fujimoto

Kenichi Fujimoto

Sound Recordist

Harumi Fuuki

Harumi Fuuki

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Masaru Tateishi

Masaru Tateishi

VFX Supervisor

Etsuko Egawa

Etsuko Egawa

Special Effects Supervisor

Camera

Junichi Fujisawa

Junichi Fujisawa

Director of Photography

Lighting

Art Department

Shinsuke Kojima

Shinsuke Kojima

Production Design

Koichi Hirai

Koichi Hirai

Decorator

Other Crew

Tatsuro Koike

Tatsuro Koike

Stunt Coordinator

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