{"rewrite":{"id":"r_9e13ca9173d18f013501f76a","clusterId":"c_1fa520be7d6d96095d264a56","slug":"horror-film-otogirisou-free-on-youtube-until-september-4","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Horror Film 'Otogirisou' Free on YouTube Until September 4","summary":"KADOKAWA is streaming the 2001 live-action horror film 'Otogirisou' for free on its YouTube channel Kadokawa Cinema Collection from August 21 at 8:00 PM to September 4 at 7:59 PM. The film adapts Chunsoft's classic sound novel of the same name, a Super Famicom title released in March 1992 that established the sound novel genre. Directed by Ten Shimoyama, known for the Netflix live-action 'ERASED' and 'SHINOBI,' with scripts by Goro Nakajima and Takenori Sento, the film stars Megumi Okina as Nami. In the story, Nami learns of her biological father's death and visits his mansion deep in the mountains with her former lover, game creator Kohei, to uncover the secret of her birth. There she confronts shocking truths, including her father's true identity and the existence of her twin sister. Actress Kae Okunuki plays the dual roles of Nami and Naomi, a character deeply connected to her birth. The original game, released by Chunsoft in 1992, was the first publishing title from the company and the first entry in its sound novel series, with a scenario by Hideyoshi Nagasaka, a writer who won the Edogawa Rampo Prize. The film version inherits the game's setting and motifs while reconstructing the story with original elements.","whyItMatters":"The free streaming window revives a film that sources say sparked the horror boom, offering a direct look at how a 1992 sound novel's core premise was adapted into a live-action psychological horror, and it is timed around a two-week period that ends September 4.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe film \u0026#39;Otogirisou\u0026#39; premiered in theaters in January 2001 and is described by sources as a work that sparked a J-horror boom. The YouTube channel Kadokawa Cinema Collection announced the free release with a post that notes the otogirisou flowers blooming in the mansion and their flower language: revenge.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original game, released for the Super Famicom in March 1992, was Chunsoft\u0026#39;s first publishing title and the first entry in its sound novel series, which lets players enjoy a novel through visuals and BGM. The game\u0026#39;s story progresses based on player choices, with development and endings changing accordingly, and it reveals legends tied to the real plant St. John\u0026#39;s wort as well as major secrets about the protagonist. A remake for the PlayStation, titled \u0026#39;Otogirisou: Sosei-hen,\u0026#39; was released in March 1999.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe film version keeps the game\u0026#39;s setting and motifs but rebuilds the story with original elements. Alongside Megumi Okina as Nami, Kae Okunuki takes on the dual roles of Nami and Naomi. The film is available free on the Kadokawa Cinema Collection YouTube channel until 7:59 PM on September 4.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Otogirisou's free YouTube run pairs a 1992 sound novel with a 2001 adaptation. KADOKAWA uses the film to reintroduce Chunsoft's genre-defining original to a new audience.","twitterPost":"Otogirisou's free YouTube run ties Chunsoft's 1992 sound novel to KADOKAWA's current catalog strategy.","threadsPost":"Otogirisou's free YouTube run connects a 1992 Chunsoft sound novel to a 2001 live-action film. KADOKAWA is betting the horror premise and the genre's origin story pull viewers who never played the Super Famicom original.","newsletterBlurb":"KADOKAWA is streaming the 2001 horror film 'Otogirisou' for free on YouTube until September 4. It adapts Chunsoft's 1992 sound novel, with Megumi Okina as a woman uncovering her birth secrets in a mountain mansion.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2608242p\",\"title\":\"[Free] The live-action film 'Otogirisou' is now available on YouTube. 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