Sayuri

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Sayuri

2024,

1h 48m,

Horror

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Julian Singleton

Cinapse

Jul 11, 2025

4/5

The grand culmination of Koji Shiraishi’s wild defiance of Japanese horror expectations, House of Sayuri is a haunted house fright fest that cleverly balances the fine line between horrifying and hilarious.

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Mike Thorn

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Oct 9, 2024

Sayuri promises the gonzo genre mix-up often mastered by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and Takashi Miike — while it never reaches anything near those heights, it contains plenty of indelible images and moments, and sometimes that's all a good horror movie needs.

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Harris Dang

In Their Own League

Sep 29, 2024

3.5/5

House of Sayuri is a fun, clever inversion of Japanese horror from filmmaker Koji Shiraishi that is sure to scare, surprise and touch those who are expecting more than just the normal serving of horror cinema.

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Mark Schilling

Japan Times

Aug 29, 2024

3/5

Sayuri finds a partial solution in Japan’s ero-guro (erotic and grotesque) artistic genre, which shades its humor pitch-black to match the darkness of the deeds on display.

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

Aug 23, 2024

All Japanese directors who struggle to fluidly interweave different genre-elements within their J-horror narratives should give Koji Shiraishi's House of Sayuri a thorough watch.

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Stephanie Malone

Morbidly Beautiful

Aug 15, 2024

4/5

Masterfully blends chilling terror, effective humor, and endless surprises in a thrilling and subversive rollercoaster.

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Director: Kôji Shiraishi
Producer: Kimiaki Tasaka
Screenwriter: Kôji Shiraishi, Mari Asato, Rensuke Oshikiri
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 48m

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