Everyone comes here looking for a way out
Set in the Aokigahara Forest, a real-life place in Japan where people go to end their lives. Against this backdrop, a young American woman comes in search of her twin sister, who has mysteriously disappeared.
Cast
Natalie Dormer
Sara / Jess Price
Eoin Macken
Rob
Stephanie Vogt
Valerie
Osamu Tanpopo
Homeless Man
Yasuo Tobishima
Sushi Chef
Ibuki Kaneda
Mei (Schoolgirl)
Akiko Iwase
Head Teacher
Kikuo Ichikawa
Businessman
Noriko Sakura
Mayumi
Jozef Aoki
Visitor Center Morgue Man
Yûho Yamashita
Sakura
Taylor Kinney
Aiden
Gen Seto
Narusawa Bartender
Terry Diab
Grandma
Nadja Mazalica
Sara / Jess (Age 6)
Lidija Antonić
Mother of Sara / Jess
Takako Akashi
Ubasute Old Woman #1
Yuriri Naka
Narusawa Young Woman
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Michi
Nemanja Naumoski
Pillowcase Man
Tales Yamamoto
Blue Tent Man
Meg Kubota
Ubasute Old Woman #2
Mieko Wertheim
Ubasute Old Woman #3
Rina Takasaki
Hoshiko
Čarni Đerić
Father of Sara / Jess
Yoshio Hasegawa
Aokigahara Police Sergeant
Masashi Fujimoto
Yurei (uncredited)
Tatsujiro Oto
Yurei (uncredited)
James Owen
Peter (uncredited)
Shintaro Taketani
Yurei (uncredited)
Misaki Ishii
Airport Girl 2 (uncredited)
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- Release Date 01/07/2016
- Language English
- Director Jason Zada
- Writers Nick Antosca, Ben Ketai, Sarah Cornwell
- Editor Jim Flynn
- Cinematographer Mattias Troelstrup
- Producers David S. Goyer, David Linde, Tory Metzger
- Companies Lava Bear Films, AI Film, Phantom Four
- Budget $10,000,000
- Homepage theforestisreal.com
| Country | Date | Format | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| CZ | Jan 7, 2016 | Digital | 15+ |
| MK | Jan 7, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| SG | Jan 7, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| Canada | Jan 8, 2016 | Theatrical | 14A |
| LT | Jan 8, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| Poland | Jan 8, 2016 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United States | Jan 8, 2016 | Theatrical | R |
| UA | Jan 14, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| SE | Jan 15, 2016 | Theatrical | 15 |
| AR | Feb 4, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| Germany | Feb 4, 2016 | Theatrical | 16 |
| Mexico | Feb 19, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| GR | Feb 25, 2016 | Theatrical | K15 |
| IE | Feb 26, 2016 | Theatrical | 15A |
| Spain | Feb 26, 2016 | Theatrical | 16 |
| United Kingdom | Feb 26, 2016 | Theatrical | 15 |
| South Korea | Mar 31, 2016 | Premiere | 12 |
| Canada | Apr 12, 2016 | Physical (DVD) | 14A |
| TR | May 6, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| United Kingdom | Jun 20, 2016 | Physical (DVD) | 15 |
| DK | Jun 24, 2016 | Physical | 15 |
| Japan | Nov 5, 2016 | Theatrical | — |
| Italy | Sep 28, 2017 | Theatrical | — |
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