is a 2007 Japanese action horror film directed by

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, based on the novel by Nobuyuki Jōkō. The film stars

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, Maju Ozawa, and

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Plot

Recovering from a failed love affair, Shiyori Mizuno and her best friend Aiko Hiuke decide to travel to the country on vacation. Arriving at a village, the two friends soon discover the villagers are all a part of a brutal

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Cast

as Shiyori Mizuno *

as Aiko Hiuke *

as Yayoi Tachibana * Maju Ozawa as Reika Saionji *

as Keiichi Asamiya * Ayuko Iwane as Shizuka Mononobe * Nozomu Iwao as Akira Mononobe :*

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as Akira Mononobe's voice *

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as Yae * Kyōji Kamui * Takashi Nishina

Music

The film's ending theme song is by

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. Ami Suzuki covered the song under the pseudonym "Ami Suzuki Joins Aly & AJ" to promote the film.

Home media

''X-Cross'' was released in the U.S. on

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on September 28, 2021.

References

External links

* 2007 films 2007 horror films 2000s Japanese films 2000s Japanese-language films Films about cults Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Kenta Fukasaku Japanese action horror films Japanese slasher films Toei Company films {{2000s-horror-film-stub ja:そのケータイはXXで#映画