🏷 Discover The Best Shrine Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Uncover the Mystique of Shrines in Cinema

Immerse yourself in the world of shrines, where spirituality and mystery entwine. Explore the best movies and TV shows that delve into the significance and symbolism of these sacred spaces. From ancient temples to modern-day sanctuaries, discover the captivating stories and characters that bring these places to life.

Cast

Yui Horie

Suzuko Mimori

Daisuke Namikawa

Daisuke Kishio

Kamisama Kiss (2012) TV Show

8.6 1.0K votes

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Nanami was just a normal high school girl down on her luck until a stranger’s lips marked her as the new Land God and turned her world upside down. Now, she’s figuring out the duties of a deity with the help of Tomoe, a reformed fox demon who reluctantly becomes her familiar in a contract sealed with a kiss. The new responsibilities—and boys—are a lot to handle, like the crow demon masquerading as a gorgeous pop idol and the adorable snake spirit who’s chosen the newly minted god to be his bride. As the headstrong Tomoe tries to whip her into shape, Nanami finds that love just might have cute, pointed fox ears. With romance in the air, will the human deity be able to prove herself worthy of her new title?

Plot: magic, friendship, supernatural, high school, god, rivalry, romance, coming of age, ...

Noragami (2014) TV Show

8.2 708 votes

Genre: Action, Animation, Science Fiction

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 25

Audience: TV-14

Story: Yato may just be a minor god now, but he’s determined to make it big and he’s got a plan. Unfortunately, things just don’t seem to be going his way. He doesn’t have a single shrine dedicated to him, his partner has just quit, and now he’s got to find a new divine weapon. Just when things look bleak, he meets a girl named Hiyori and changes her life forever.

Plot: monster, shapeshifting, swordplay, amnesia, blackmail, friendship, supernatural, bullying, ...

Cast

Kotaro Daigo

Nana Mori

Tsubasa Honda

Sakura Kiryu

Weathering with You (2019)

8.0 2.7K votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Country: Japan

Duration: 112 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and strong-willed girl possesses a strange and wonderful ability: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

Plot: magic, climate change, rain, surrealism, weather, weather manipulation, romance, slice of life, ...

Place: japan

Cast

Nanoka Hara

Hokuto Matsumura

Eri Fukatsu

Shota Sometani

Suzume (2022)

7.9 1.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Animation, Drama

Country: Japan

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.

Plot: magic, door, natural disaster, calamity, travel, teenage girl, female protagonist, shrine, ...

Higurashi: When They Cry (2006) TV Show

7.7 234 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-MA

Story: After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem.

Style: psychological

Plot: mass murder, trauma, baseball bat, sadism, village, supernatural, murder, rampage, ...

Time: 1980s

Cast

Kwak Do-won

Hwang Jung-min

Chun Woo-hee

Jun Kunimura

The Wailing (2016)

7.4 2.1K votes

Genre: Horror, Mystery

Country: South Korea, United States of America

Duration: 156 min.

Audience: NR

Story: A stranger arrives in a little village and soon after a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman is drawn into the incident and is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter.

Plot: daughter, small town, police, investigation, exorcism, possession, murder, priest, ...

Higurashi: When They Cry - NEW (2020) TV Show

7.2 57 votes

Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery

Country: Japan

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 39

Audience: TV-MA

Story: New kid Keiichi Maebara is settling into his new home of peaceful Hinamizawa village. Making quick friends with the girls from his school, he's arrived in time for the big festival of the year. But something about this isolated town seems "off," and his feelings of dread continue to grow. With a gnawing fear that he's right, what dark secrets could this small community be hiding?

Plot: dementia, village, supernatural, sequel, gore, shrine, anime, based on visual novel, ...