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NR 2 Seasons • 11 Episodes

Higurashi: When They Cry

Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.

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Top Cast

  • Soichiro Hoshi

    Soichiro Hoshi

    Keiichi Maebara

  • Mai Nakahara

    Mai Nakahara

    Rena Ryuuguu

  • Satsuki Yukino

    Satsuki Yukino

    Mion Sonozaki

  • Satsuki Yukino

    Satsuki Yukino

    Shion Sonozaki

  • Mika Kanai

    Mika Kanai

    Satoko Houjou

  • Yukari Tamura

    Yukari Tamura

    Rika Furude

  • Miki Itou

    Miki Itou

    Miyo Takano

  • Chafurin

    Chafurin

    Kuraudo Ooishi

Overview

Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.

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