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Japanese Horror Film JUKU (呪区) Brings a Bizarre Ghostly Curse to Japan This Week

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Japanese horror film Juku (呪区), directed by Seiji Chiba, hits cinemas October 16, 2026, with a cursed campsite, vengeful ghosts and a bizarre survival rule.

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