The Book of the Dead
2005, Japanese. Directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto.
A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. While gazing out her window one late afternoon, the setting sun creates a vision of a holy figure in the distant mountains.
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 1 July 2005
- Original title
- 死者の書
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinobu Orikuchi
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The Book of the Dead runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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Which OTT platform is The Book of the Dead on?
The Book of the Dead isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 July 2005. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Book of the Dead?
If you liked The Book of the Dead, try Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram, Origin: Spirits of the Past, Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram.
Who directed The Book of the Dead?
The Book of the Dead (2005) was directed by Kihachiro Kawamoto and stars Kyôko Kishida, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Rie Miyazawa.