Higurashi: When They Cry

Overview

Hinamizawa, a small rural village in Japan, circa 1983. The village is known for its annual Watanagashi Festival, which honors the local deity, Oyashiro-sama. The story follows Maebara Keiichi, a teenage boy who has recently moved to Hinamizawa with his family. He quickly becomes friends with a group of local girls: Ryuuguu Rena, Sonozaki Mion, Houjou Satoko, and Furude Rika. On the surface, Hinamizawa is a peaceful, tight-knit community. However, Keiichi soon discovers that the village harbors dark secrets and a history of mysterious disappearances and gruesome murders that occur each year around the time of the Watanagashi Festival.

Cast

Soichiro Hoshi

Keiichi Maebara

Mai Nakahara

Rena Ryuuguu

Satsuki Yukino

Mion Sonozaki

Satsuki Yukino

Shion Sonozaki

Mika Kanai

Satoko Houjou

Yukari Tamura

Rika Furude

Miki Itou

Miyo Takano

Chafurin

Kuraudo Ooishi