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Black Daruma

"Real men make their own luck"

All filmed from the warped perspective of a doll, Black Daruma is a dark-humoured psychological horror film about an unemployed man who buys a Japanese 'luck doll' to improve his fortunes, only for his life to unravel in disturbing ways.

Top Cast

  • Richard Galloway

    Richard Galloway

    Ryan

  • Louise O'Leary

    Louise O'Leary

    Louise

  • Julie Higginson

    Julie Higginson

    Sheryl

  • David Castleford

    David Castleford

    Alan

  • Ross Marshall

    Ross Marshall

    Darren

  • Ruth Langrick

    Ruth Langrick

    Michelle

  • Madeline Percival

    Madeline Percival

    Staff Member

Overview

All filmed from the warped perspective of a doll, Black Daruma is a dark-humoured psychological horror film about an unemployed man who buys a Japanese 'luck doll' to improve his fortunes, only for his life to unravel in disturbing ways.

Rating

3.6 / 10
5 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Dr_Nostromo
    Dr_Nostromo
    5 Feb 5, 2026

    46/100 A down-on-his-luck guy buys a good luck doll which proceeds to ruin his life ...or does it? The gimmick of the film being presented in a 'found footage' format through the eyes of the doll was really cool but, like the old Twilight Zone, "Nick of Time", is the doll really causing all the chaos we're seeing or are we just witnessing this guy losing his mind. Unfortunately, the characters were not particularly charismatic or likable and the film is really slow with long periods of mundane activity and arguments. Great concept, weak execution, generally entertaining. -- DrNostromo.com

Trailers & Clips

Recommendations

Bad

Hazel runs a beauty salon out of her house, but makes extra money by providing ruthless women the oppurtunity to perform hit jobs. L.T. is a parasite, and contacts Hazel looking for work after he runs out of money. She is reluctant to use him for a hit, since she prefers using women, but decides to try him on a trial basis. Meanwhile, the cop she pays off wants an arrest to make it look like he's doing his job, but Hazel doesn't want to sacrifice any of her "associates". The sleazy side of life is explored in this delightfully dark and deadpan film.

Bad

6.5 1977