Lady Ninja Kasumi 7 Damned Village Film Direct

| Outlet | Rating | Quote | |--------|--------|-------| | Eiga.com | 4.5/5 | “Grim, gorgeous, and gut-wrenching. The franchise’s Empire Strikes Back .” | | Variety | 7/10 | “Over-reliant on gore, but Takeda’s physical commitment is undeniable.” | | Screen Anarchy | 9/10 | “A masterpiece of cursed folk horror. The mirror scene will haunt you.” |

Budget: $8.5 million USD Box Office (Japan only): ¥2.1 billion (~$14 million USD) Rating: R18+ (extreme violence, nudity, body horror) lady ninja kasumi 7 damned village film

Upon arrival, Kasumi finds a seemingly idyllic farming village. However, at night, villagers transform: their skin hardens into earthenware-like clay, eyes bleed black ichor, and they gain superhuman strength. They are neither alive nor dead—they are damned . Kasumi discovers the village is a trap: the mirror doesn’t corrupt—it punishes the greedy. The villagers were bandits who killed a shrine maiden 50 years prior. Now, they are forced to relive their crime nightly. | Outlet | Rating | Quote | |--------|--------|-------|

Lady Ninja Kasumi 7: Damned Village is the seventh installment in the long-running Japanese jidaigeki (period drama) / action-horror franchise Lady Ninja Kasumi . Directed by Takashi Shimizu (of Ju-On fame) in a surprising tonal shift, the film departs from the series’ usual political revenge plots to embrace full supernatural body horror and survival thriller elements. Set during the late Sengoku period (circa 1590), the film follows master kunoichi Kasumi (played by breakout star Rina Takeda) as she investigates a remote mountain village whose inhabitants have been transformed into grotesque, immortal “damned” by a cursed shogunate relic. However, at night, villagers transform: their skin hardens