Mockingbird Pictures Brings Japanese Horror Film ‘Cursed Meme’ to Philippine Cinemas This November 25
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Japanese horror takes a terrifying turn as CURSED MEME, distributed in the Philippines by Mockingbird Pictures, arrives in Philippine cinemas on November 25, 2026.
Official poster of Cursed Meme | Photo courtesy of Mockingbird Pictures
Officially selected for the Bucheon Choice World feature-film section of the 2026 Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea, the film made its world premiere at the festival in July. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Kan Yamamoto, CURSED MEME offers a contemporary take on Japanese horror, turning an everyday smartphone into the source of an inescapable nightmare.
A CURSE YOU CAN'T DISCONNECT FROM
After losing her best friend in an accident, lonely high school student Yura Sakaki (Ikoi Hayase) begins to see things others cannot. While cleaning an old school building with her classmates, they discover a battered smartphone. When a disturbing video suddenly plays on its screen, they become connected to a cursed device that begins sending them AI-generated videos depicting their own deaths.
One by one, those who receive the videos meet the exact fate shown on screen. As her classmates fall victim to the curse, Yura discovers the existence of Kinosita-san, the entity behind the terrifying phenomenon. But uncovering the truth only leads to an even greater horror. Can she break free from the curse before it claims her, too?
AN AWARD-WINNING DIRECTOR AND A RISING YOUNG CAST
Director Kan Yamamoto previously received the Best New Director award at the TAMA Film Awards and the New Director Grand Prix at the Takasaki Film Festival for his film The Star I Watch This Summer (Kono Natsu no Hoshi wo Miru).
With CURSED MEME, Yamamoto shifts from a story about young people connecting online to a chilling exploration of how digital connections can become something far more sinister.
Leading the cast is Ikoi Hayase as Yura Sakaki, in her first solo film-starring role, alongside Airu Kubozuka as Rion Kusakabe and Baku Idegami as Kaori Shinomiya. The cast also includes Alisa Sakamaki as Chiaki Kazami, Mamoru Hagiwara as Souma Takatsuki, Masahiro Sunada as Ryusei Hayashi, and Sono Hiramatsu as Kotoha Hanai.
Blending the unsettling atmosphere of classic Japanese horror with the modern fear of AI-generated content and digital surveillance, CURSED MEME delivers a disturbing reminder that some connections are impossible to escape.
