Scarlet Thirst
深緋が渇くころ (Kokihi ga Kawaku Koro)
Tako Nonoshima
A young priest bound to a sealed-off village is urged to run by the childhood friend who comes back for him.
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Coming soon · 6 Jul 2027
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Every ten months and ten days, Shinto priest Yoichi has to butcher a monstrous creature and serve its flesh to the villagers. He wants to see the outside world but cannot bring himself to go. When his childhood friend Kyo returns after Yoichi's father dies and begs him to leave, a darker secret stands in the way.
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