A bunch of teens are off for a camping trip, but they have a flat tire along the way. Walking off looking for help, they run into old Shinjiro, who promises to help them in the morning and invites them to spend the night at his home. Now there are a few red flags when it comes to this, like why does it look like our teens have been expected, and what about these weird girls that seem to be Shinjiro's slaves, but then our heroes have no better option and will in - to spend a quiet night, then being hunted down and killed the next morning by Shinjiro and his whole village to end up as main course at the village barbecue. Now our teens fight, but the villagers sure have the moment of surprise on their side, so they end up dead - though not all of them, as a handful have actually come prepared and have come to the village to have revenge for those who have fallen victims to the villagers earlier. Thing is, as valiant fighters as they are, they're still outnumbered. Plus, the village has another, even more terrible secret ...

Now I will admit, the first act of the movie is a bit slow, with nothing really happening, and irritatingly the first ten or so minutes are filmed found footage style as well, which doesn't serve the movie well. But once the action does set in, it never lets up, and the film ultimately turns out to be a blend of folk and survival horror and martial arts film with slightly absurd elements and undercurrents, a blend that's bound to suck in the dedicated genre fan for sure.

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review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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