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* AdultFear: Searches frantically for Kana when she goes missing. [[spoiler: He can do little when Hori comes calling, attacking Junko's son with the intention on killing him. Even more so when the possessed Hori brains him with a rock, and Keiko sets herself on fire.]]
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The malevolent entity at the root of all problems in the film.
* AnimalMotifs: Pigeons. People possessed by Kagutaba seem to attract pigeons, and are shown to build makeshift totems out of them.
* BigBad: The movie's biggest antagonistic force.
* CultColony: The main entity worshipped/feared by the (now underwater) cult of the village of Shimokage.
* DemonicPossession: Does this to quite a few people, seemingly multiple at a time, even.
* EldritchAbomination: It's never sufficiently explained what the Kagutaba actually is or where it came from, its mere presence (which is felt everywhere) drives people to do bizarre things and it has a habit of mind-controlling people to commit suicide. Kagutaba spends the film controlling people to summon itself into our world, but if there is any purpose behind its actions beyond that, it's utterly incomprehensible - it never seems to be an actively malicious character but more a generally harmful force that cares little to not at all about the people it destroys, and doesn't seem to pursue anything more. The first thing established about Kagutaba is that no one in the modern world knows what it is, and that those who knew about it in older times summoned it to kill people - though it's completely ambiguous as to whether or not they forced it to do so, or if it would have done these things anyway.
* EvilIsNotAToy: At first, its cultists used Kagutaba for their own means, before it quickly showed itself to be outside of their control. They then became devoted to making sure to keep it sedated.
* HumanoidAbomination: When it acquires a human body. At first it's just an eerily silent and non-responsive boy, before laying to rest any doubts about its true nature in spectacular fashion...
* WouldHurtAChild: Its machinations result in many, many children being killed, sometimes only for being ''neighbors'' with the people involved with it.
[[folder:Kagutaba]]
The malevolent entity at the root of all problems in the film.
* AnimalMotifs: Pigeons. People possessed by Kagutaba seem to attract pigeons, and are shown to build makeshift totems out of them.
* BigBad: The movie's biggest antagonistic force.
* CultColony: The main entity worshipped/feared by the (now underwater) cult of the village of Shimokage.
* DemonicPossession: Does this to quite a few people, seemingly multiple at a time, even.
* EldritchAbomination: It's never sufficiently explained what the Kagutaba actually is or where it came from, its mere presence (which is felt everywhere) drives people to do bizarre things and it has a habit of mind-controlling people to commit suicide. Kagutaba spends the film controlling people to summon itself into our world, but if there is any purpose behind its actions beyond that, it's utterly incomprehensible - it never seems to be an actively malicious character but more a generally harmful force that cares little to not at all about the people it destroys, and doesn't seem to pursue anything more. The first thing established about Kagutaba is that no one in the modern world knows what it is, and that those who knew about it in older times summoned it to kill people - though it's completely ambiguous as to whether or not they forced it to do so, or if it would have done these things anyway.
* EvilIsNotAToy: At first, its cultists used Kagutaba for their own means, before it quickly showed itself to be outside of their control. They then became devoted to making sure to keep it sedated.
* HumanoidAbomination: When it acquires a human body. At first it's just an eerily silent and non-responsive boy, before laying to rest any doubts about its true nature in spectacular fashion...
* WouldHurtAChild: Its machinations result in many, many children being killed, sometimes only for being ''neighbors'' with the people involved with it.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kobayashi's motto is that he wants to know the truth, no matter ''how'' scary. His latest (and last) case leads him dark a terrifying path of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons,]] [[DemonicPossession possession]], [[EldritchAbomination ancient evil]], [[BodyHorror animal mutilation]], and [[IAmAHumanitarium cannibalism]], and everyone connected to it either dies, disappears, or suffers greatly.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kobayashi's motto is that he wants to know the truth, no matter ''how'' scary. His latest (and last) case leads him dark a terrifying path of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons,]] [[DemonicPossession possession]], [[EldritchAbomination ancient evil]], [[BodyHorror animal mutilation]], and [[IAmAHumanitarium [[IAmAHumanitarian cannibalism]], and everyone connected to it either dies, disappears, or suffers greatly.
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* CameraAbuse: Miyajima is quite stable with his camera, even when the characters are traversing the scariest moments of the movie. It glitches for the first time when Hori freaks out upon asking what Kagutaba is, creating an OminousVisualGlitch showing a collection of Kagutaba masks.
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* TheVoice: Rarely makes a physical appearance, since he is carrying the camera, and we only hear him make the occasional comment. Even when he is on screen, we never actually see his face since it is just out of shot.
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[[folder:Creator/MarikaMatsumoto]]
A television actress who encounters Kagutaba during a broadcasted ghost hunt, Marika calls upon Kobayashi for help when she begins sleepwaking and performing strange things at night.
* BreakTheCutie: Marika is a sweet-natured and kind woman, but her involvement with Kagutaba causes problems for her in the haunting department.
* DamselInDistress: Periodically possessed by Kagutaba. Never physically in danger, nor does she get kidnapped, but her on-and-off possession turns her life upside-down.
* DemonicPossession: A non-standard example. Marika isn't directly possessed by Kagutaba, but influenced by him, having a couple of psychic attacks, sleepwalks to fashion herself nooses, and occasionally lets out a demonic groan. Also attracts suicidal pigeons. It turns out that Kagutaba may either be trying to use her as medium, or to be a sacrifice in his resurrection. Kobayashi helps her be free of Kabutaga's influence by completing the pacifying ritual. She is attacked [[OhCrap one more time]] when Kobayashi and Hori stumble across the shrine, but is freed for good.
* PsychicRadar: Marika can sense ghosts and the presence of others, but a ghost hunt near Kagutaba's shrine attracts the demon's attention.
* {{Sleepwalking}}: Marika begins to sleepwalk after her initial haunting, finding herself drawing weird imagery and crafting looped nooses from yarn and wires. [[spoiler: They are later revealed to be related to Kagutaba and invoked by suicidal worshippers to pay tribute to him. This includes Marika's neighbour Midori.]]
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[[folder:Creator/MarikaMatsumoto]]
A television actress who encounters Kagutaba during a broadcasted ghost hunt, Marika calls upon Kobayashi for help when she begins sleepwaking and performing strange things at night.
* BreakTheCutie: Marika is a sweet-natured and kind woman, but her involvement with Kagutaba causes problems for her in the haunting department.
* DamselInDistress: Periodically possessed by Kagutaba. Never physically in danger, nor does she get kidnapped, but her on-and-off possession turns her life upside-down.
* DemonicPossession: A non-standard example. Marika isn't directly possessed by Kagutaba, but influenced by him, having a couple of psychic attacks, sleepwalks to fashion herself nooses, and occasionally lets out a demonic groan. Also attracts suicidal pigeons. It turns out that Kagutaba may either be trying to use her as medium, or to be a sacrifice in his resurrection. Kobayashi helps her be free of Kabutaga's influence by completing the pacifying ritual. She is attacked [[OhCrap one more time]] when Kobayashi and Hori stumble across the shrine, but is freed for good.
* PsychicRadar: Marika can sense ghosts and the presence of others, but a ghost hunt near Kagutaba's shrine attracts the demon's attention.
* {{Sleepwalking}}: Marika begins to sleepwalk after her initial haunting, finding herself drawing weird imagery and crafting looped nooses from yarn and wires. [[spoiler: They are later revealed to be related to Kagutaba and invoked by suicidal worshippers to pay tribute to him. This includes Marika's neighbour Midori.]]
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* AudienceSurrogate: Shared with Miyajima, Kobayashi guides the viewers through the mystery and is often scared and spooked on their behalf.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kobayashi's motto is that he wants to know the truth, no matter ''how'' scary. His latest (and last) case leads him dark a terrifying path of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons,]] [[DemonicPossession possession]], [[EldritchAbomination ancient evil]], [[BodyHorror animal mutilation]], and [[IAmAHumanitarium cannibalism]], and everyone connected to it either dies, disappears, or suffers greatly.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kobayashi's motto is that he wants to know the truth, no matter ''how'' scary. His latest (and last) case leads him dark a terrifying path of [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons,]] [[DemonicPossession possession]], [[EldritchAbomination ancient evil]], [[BodyHorror animal mutilation]], and [[IAmAHumanitarium cannibalism]], and everyone connected to it either dies, disappears, or suffers greatly.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Kobayashi's motto {{Determinator}}: Though soft-spoken, kind, and patient, Kobayashi is that he wants to know relentless in his pursuit of the truth, no matter ''how'' scary.supernatural.
* DontGoIntoTheWoods: Goes into the woods where Shimokage used to stand, coming across the old Kagutaba shrine. It's all downhill from there.
* DontGoIntoTheWoods: Goes into the woods where Shimokage used to stand, coming across the old Kagutaba shrine. It's all downhill from there.
* InUniverseCamera: Takes on the role of a cameraman during the third act.
* ParentalSubstitute: For Junko's son. [[spoiler: That doesn't go so well.]]
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Kobayashi's friend and cameraman.
* AudienceSurrogate: Serves as the eyes of the audience throughout the film, a majority of the movie shown through his camera.
* FlatCharacter: We never really get to know Miyajima as a person since he is offscreen most of the time.
* InUniverseCamera: Kobayashi's cameraman.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Subverted, since he is the film's cameraman and main point of view.
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An IntrepidReporter who works in ParanormalInvestigation, Kobayashi's final footage labelled "The Curse" reveals he disappeared when his house burnt down and his wife was found dead. He investigated a series of connected paranormal events in the video, leading to Kagutaba.
* AudienceSurrogate
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
-->'''Kobayashi''' ''(quoted at the start of the film)'': I want the truth. No matter how horrifying it may be.
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu
* IntrepidReporter
* NeverFoundTheBody
* OccultDetective
* ParanormalInvestigation
* PosthumousCharacter: Presumably.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Established at the start of the film.
!!Keiko Kobayashi
Kobayashi's devoted wife. She dies in the house fire, [[spoiler: actually setting herself on fire under Kagutaba's influence.]]
* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: Just long enough to dump gasoline on herself and light a match.]]
* [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide]]
* KillItWithFire
* ManOnFire
!!Miyajima
Kobayashi's cameraman and the audience's POV for most of the film.
* InUniverseCamera
* POVCam
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Miyajima's fate is never revealed, but due to FridgeBrilliance, he may have been spared [[spoiler: since he and Marika did not disturb Kagutaba's shrine like Kobayashi and Hori did.]]
!!Creator/MarikaMatsumoto
A popular Japanese actress who has a supernatural encounter whilst filming a TV show out in the woods. She is possessed at night and does odd things related to Kagutaba.
* AsHerself
* DemonicPossession
* FinalGirl
* HauntedHeroine
* PsychicPowers: She has a sixth sense that allows her to sense spirits and evil demons.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: The antics she does when she is possessed involve creating looping patterns with wires, sleepwalking and making weird noises.
* ScreamingWoman: When possessed/attacked by Kagutaba.
!!Mitsuo Hori
A seemingly disturbed man, Mitsuo Hori is described as a "Super Psychic" and is highly regarded by paranormal researchers. However, he wears tinfoil and lives in a house of madness. He tries to use his powers to point Kobayashi in the right direction, despairing when the little Kana disappears.
* BigWordShout: "KANA!!!"
* CharacterTics: Hori is very fidgety, often making weird motions with his hands, adjusting his hat and scratching his neck.
* CloudCuckoolander
** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: Everything and everywhere he pointed to were related to Kagutaba.]]
* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Hori is found dead, stuffed into a ventilation shaft.]]
* MadOracle: Though his madness makes a lot of sense when you consider that for however terrifying the imagery we see in the film can be, it likely doesn't hold a candle to whatever it is that Hori sees ''all around him, all the time.''
* MadnessMantra: "Kana!", "Ectoplasmic Worms!" and "What is Kagutaba!?"
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Hard to say.
* PsychicPowers
* RoomFullOfCrazy: His whole house fills this trope.
!!Kana Yano
A cute girl with PsychicPowers. She disappears after appearing on a TV show looking for psychic children.
* CreepyChild: To an extent.
* ForceFeeding: [[spoiler: Forcefed aborted fetuses by Junko Ishi to summon Kagutaba.]]
* PresentAbsence
* PsychicPowers
* WaifProphet
* AudienceSurrogate
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
-->'''Kobayashi''' ''(quoted at the start of the film)'': I want the truth. No matter how horrifying it may be.
* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu
* IntrepidReporter
* NeverFoundTheBody
* OccultDetective
* ParanormalInvestigation
* PosthumousCharacter: Presumably.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Established at the start of the film.
!!Keiko Kobayashi
Kobayashi's devoted wife. She dies in the house fire, [[spoiler: actually setting herself on fire under Kagutaba's influence.]]
* [[spoiler: DemonicPossession: Just long enough to dump gasoline on herself and light a match.]]
* [[spoiler: DrivenToSuicide]]
* KillItWithFire
* ManOnFire
!!Miyajima
Kobayashi's cameraman and the audience's POV for most of the film.
* InUniverseCamera
* POVCam
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Miyajima's fate is never revealed, but due to FridgeBrilliance, he may have been spared [[spoiler: since he and Marika did not disturb Kagutaba's shrine like Kobayashi and Hori did.]]
!!Creator/MarikaMatsumoto
A popular Japanese actress who has a supernatural encounter whilst filming a TV show out in the woods. She is possessed at night and does odd things related to Kagutaba.
* AsHerself
* DemonicPossession
* FinalGirl
* HauntedHeroine
* PsychicPowers: She has a sixth sense that allows her to sense spirits and evil demons.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: The antics she does when she is possessed involve creating looping patterns with wires, sleepwalking and making weird noises.
* ScreamingWoman: When possessed/attacked by Kagutaba.
!!Mitsuo Hori
A seemingly disturbed man, Mitsuo Hori is described as a "Super Psychic" and is highly regarded by paranormal researchers. However, he wears tinfoil and lives in a house of madness. He tries to use his powers to point Kobayashi in the right direction, despairing when the little Kana disappears.
* BigWordShout: "KANA!!!"
* CharacterTics: Hori is very fidgety, often making weird motions with his hands, adjusting his hat and scratching his neck.
* CloudCuckoolander
** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: Everything and everywhere he pointed to were related to Kagutaba.]]
* [[spoiler: CruelAndUnusualDeath: Hori is found dead, stuffed into a ventilation shaft.]]
* MadOracle: Though his madness makes a lot of sense when you consider that for however terrifying the imagery we see in the film can be, it likely doesn't hold a candle to whatever it is that Hori sees ''all around him, all the time.''
* MadnessMantra: "Kana!", "Ectoplasmic Worms!" and "What is Kagutaba!?"
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Hard to say.
* PsychicPowers
* RoomFullOfCrazy: His whole house fills this trope.
!!Kana Yano
A cute girl with PsychicPowers. She disappears after appearing on a TV show looking for psychic children.
* CreepyChild: To an extent.
* ForceFeeding: [[spoiler: Forcefed aborted fetuses by Junko Ishi to summon Kagutaba.]]
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* ParanormalInvestigation
* PosthumousCharacter: Presumably.
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Kobayashi's devoted wife. She dies
* AdultFear: Searches frantically for Kana when she goes missing. [[spoiler:
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Spends most of the film trying to save Kana and Marika from Kagutaba.
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!!Miyajima
* FatBestFriend: To Miyajima.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Very kind and courteous to everyone from children, to weird shut-ins, to mental patients. However, his kindness has limits, breaking into Junko's house in the
* NeverFoundTheBody: Kobayashi is reported to have disappeared at the start of the
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Miyajima's fate is never revealed, but due to FridgeBrilliance, he may have been spared
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A popular Japanese actress who has a supernatural encounter whilst filming a TV show out in
* AsHerself
* DemonicPossession
* FinalGirl
* HauntedHeroine
* PsychicPowers: She has a sixth sense that allows her to sense spirits and evil demons.
* RoomFullOfCrazy: The antics she does when she is possessed involve creating looping patterns with wires, sleepwalking and making weird noises.
* ScreamingWoman: When possessed/attacked by Kagutaba.
!!Mitsuo Hori
A seemingly disturbed man, Mitsuo Hori is described as a "Super Psychic" and is highly regarded by paranormal researchers. However, he wears tinfoil and lives in a house of madness. He tries to use
* BigWordShout: "KANA!!!"
* CharacterTics: Hori is very fidgety, often making weird motions with
* CloudCuckoolander
** TheCuckoolanderWasRight: [[spoiler: Everything and everywhere he pointed to were related to Kagutaba.
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* MadOracle: Though his madness makes a lot of sense when you consider that for however terrifying the imagery we see
* MadnessMantra: "Kana!", "Ectoplasmic Worms!" and "What is Kagutaba!?"
* TheMentallyDisturbed: Hard to say.
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!!Kana Yano
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