憑神 (2007): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2007, 憑神 is a komödie and fantasy film directed by Yasuo Furuhata, running about 107 minutes.

What it’s about. A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which he was adopted through marriage and separated from his wife and son, he moves in with his disapproving elder brother and his wife. He meets his old class rival Enomoto Takeaki, now a commander of a naval ship, and is later told by a kindly noodle shop owner that Enomoto's rise in social status came about after he prayed at a shrine in Mukojima. Stumbling home drunk one night, Hikoshiro falls down a riverbank and comes across a small run-down shrine which he is convinced is affiliated to the one in Mukojima. Pressing his hands together in prayer, he unwittingly invites the unwanted attentions of the gods of poverty, pestilence and death..

Who’s in it. 憑神 stars Satoshi Tsumabuki as Bessho Hikoshiro, Hidekazu Akai, Teruyuki Kagawa and Yuko Fueki as Yae.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, 憑神 has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 憑神 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 憑神 tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.